A thief who took 10 steaks from an Aldi store and threatened staff with a needle after being tackled to the ground has been jailed.
Francis Graham went into the Aldi story in Hednesford before stealing steaks and threatening staff
Mrs Karen Wright, prosecuting, told the court that when collared by the Aldi employee and brought back to the store, he said he no longer had the steaks as he had given them to a friend at a local pub. She continued:"He then held it and said 'get away, I've got a needle'," before one of the staff managed to grab his hand and held it until Graham let go of the needle, keeping hold of him until police arrived.
Mitigating, Mr Paul Jenkins contested that assertion, saying his client was unwell with swollen glands and was still ill on the day of sentencing. "His life almost became impossible," he said, saying Graham had nowhere to go."Hopefully, once the sentence is completed there will be greater after car arrangements set up for him."
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