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Pet store thief handed suspended prison sentence
A Chester man who stole more than £100 of fish food from a local Pets at Home store has been handed a suspended prison sentence.
Thirty-seven-year-old Robert Murphy, of Wordsworth Crescent, Chester, pleaded guilty to stealing £108 of fish food from the pet store on March 16.
He also admitted stealing about £100 of furniture, in an unrelated theft offence, in early April.
Chester magistrates handed Murphy a 14-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.
Murphy has been ordered to complete up to 35 days of a rehabilitation activity requirement and 90 hours unpaid work.
He must also pay £108 compensation to Pets at Home and £99 compensation to the victim of the furniture theft.
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