Suspended jail term for Ballymena shoplifter who stole £134 worth of honey
A shoplifter who stole seven jars of honey worth £134 from Sainsbury's has received a suspended jail term
David Paul Robinson (52), with an address listed as Ballyclug Mews, Ballymena, took manuka honey on January 7 last year.
Ballymena Magistrates Court was previously told the honey was not recovered.
The defendant, who had 66 previous convictions, had been in breach of a suspended sentence.
At a court last year the defendant was originally given 150 hours of Community Service for the honey theft.
He has now been back in court because, due to "medical" reasons, he had not completed the final 24 hours of that.
The court was told the defendant had stolen the honey to "sell on" in connection with drugs.
District Judge Nigel Broderick said the defendant had an "appalling record" and revoked the Community Service and replaced it with a two months prison term, suspended for one year.