Suspended jail term for Ballymena man who stole a pram
A man who stole a pram has been sentenced at Ballymena Magistrates Court.
The 56-year-old stole the '£1,000' pram on September 13 last year in a shoplifting incident in Ballymena.
Ballymena Magistrates Court was told the pram was recovered and was "fit for re-sale".
A defence barrister said "the theft of the pram related to the birth of" a child.
The defendant, Thomas McWilliams, of St Patrick's Court, Ballymena, who had 86 previous conviction, received a six-months prison term, suspended for two years.