A MAN who stole more than £100 of fish food from a Chester pet store has been handed a suspended prison sentence.
Robert Murphy, 37, of Wordsworth Crescent, Chester, pleaded guilty to stealing £108 of fish food from Pets at Home on March 16.
He also admitted stealing about £100 of furniture, in an unrelated theft offence, on April 8.
Magistrates at Chester Magistrates Court on Friday, April 29 handed Murphy a 14-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.
The sentence was suspended due to Murphy's compliance with a previous order.
Murphy must, during that 12 months, complete up to 35 days of a rehabilitation activity requirement and 90 hours unpaid work.
He must pay £108 compensation to Pets at Home and £99 compensation to the victim of the furniture theft.
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