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Title: Burglar offers to pay back damage debt Post by: Kev on July 23, 2011, 11:23:42 AM DRUNKEN burglar William Wilson, who caused thousands of pounds of damage by trashing a pub, will pay off his debts with a valuable piece of medieval jewellery he found on the beach.
The 29-year-old smashed up Lily Sugars pub in Creek Road, Hayling Island, after spending an evening there drinking and then deciding to go back and burgle it after it had closed. During his sentencing hearing at Portsmouth Crown Court, Wilson offered a bronze and gold Anglo-Saxon bracelet he found while metal detecting on a beach as compensation for the damage caused. The piece has been valued at £3,000 by an expert. Judge Roger Hetherington said: ‘I know you are willing to pay compensation to the landlords and it’s difficult to judge how much you can afford to pay back. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/burglar_offers_relic_to_pay_back_damage_debt_1_2894926 (http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/burglar_offers_relic_to_pay_back_damage_debt_1_2894926) Title: Re: Burglar offers to pay back damage debt Post by: Mungo on July 23, 2011, 02:54:14 PM another soft sentence.............. :-X
Title: Re: Burglar offers to pay back damage debt Post by: db4 on July 23, 2011, 03:22:47 PM if it's medieval gold and rare! why has it not been declared has treasure?
any answers Title: Re: Burglar offers to pay back damage debt Post by: Val Beechey on July 23, 2011, 06:57:08 PM Some Judge. He should have known about the Treasure Act. Praps we haven't got the full story.
Val Title: Re: Burglar offers to pay back damage debt Post by: dances with badgers on July 23, 2011, 09:44:20 PM he probably nicked that also
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