A former mechanic turned to drugs and crime after arsenic poisoning changed his life. Prolific shoplifter Imtiaz Fazal from Newport was back in court last week after his latest spree.
Prosecutor Dave Thomas told Newport Magistrates' Court that Fazal stole £32.50 worth of chocolate from a Sainsbury's in the city on November 26 followed by 10 Lynx deodorant sprays worth £37.50 from Boots on December 8 and then £33 worth of Ferrero Rocher chocolate from Poundland on December 10.
Mr Thomas said the 37-year-old has "many" offences on his record. Only five days before the Sainsbury's theft he had received an eight-week suspended prison sentence for shoplifting. The court heard he has had "quite a number of suspended sentences over the years".
