Burglar stole £2k of clothing from menswear shop (Image: Newsquest)
A BURGLAR who stole clothing worth £2,000 from Ault’s Menswear in Bolton has been spared jail.
At Bolton Magistrates’ Court Sean Power, aged 52, of Lichfield Avenue, Bolton, pleaded guilty to burgling the shop in the early hours of July 22 last year and causing damage estimated at £400.
He was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison, suspended for 18 months during which he must undergo treatment for drug addiction, mental health problems and participate in 15 days of rehabilitation activities.
Power must also pay £1,000 in compensation to the shop.
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