A prolific Isle of Wight shoplifter is due to be sentenced again after stealing power tools worth hundreds of pounds from B&Q.
Benjamin Gothard-Smith, of Avenue Road in Freshwater, appeared before the IW Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, December 30.
The 43-year-old pleaded guilty to a single charge of theft from a shop.
The court heard that on September 16 last year, Gothard-Smith entered the B&Q store in Newport and left without paying for several power tools.
The total value of the stolen items was said to have been £378.
Gothard-Smith is no stranger to the courts, having amassed more than 70 previous convictions.
The bench ordered a pre-sentence report to be prepared before passing sentence.
Gothard-Smith was granted unconditional bail and is due to return to the IW Magistrates’ Court for sentencing on February 27.
