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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
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Suzy Gibson & Peter Hennessy

Like 'something from a Tom Hanks movie' as man steals £100 worth of sweets while sleeping at East Midlands Airport

A man has been jailed after he helped himself to more than £100 worth of sweets and chocolates while sleeping at East Midlands Airport.

Dean Simpson, 41, decided to go to East Midlands Airport in the early hours of the morning because he "didn't want to sleep on the street" and the safest place he could think of to sleep was the public viewing area.

While he was there, though, he helped himself to tubes of Fruit Pastilles and Galaxy bars from WH Smith, the court was told.

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