A 32-year old man branded a “nuisance for shopkeepers” by the Recorder of Belfast was sentenced today (Monday) for a spate of thefts.
Alexander Patterson appeared at Belfast Crown Court via a videolink with HMP Maghaberry where he was handed a 15-month sentence comprising of three months in prison followed by a year on licence.
The father-of-four pleaded guilty to seven separate shoplifting offences committed in Newry and Belfast.
