5 days ago
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- Pembrokeshire Herald
Pembrokeshire man regrets ‘most expensive bottle of Bacardi ever' after fine
A PEMBROKESHIRE man who stole a bottle of Bacardi and a handful of food items has been left with a court bill of over £160 — prompting him to call it 'the most expensive bottle of Bacardi I've ever had.'
William Roberts, aged 22, of Marshall Road, Monkton, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court this week, where he pleaded guilty to two charges of theft.
CCTV footage from the Cop-Stores in Pembroke showed Roberts taking a bottle of alcohol on May 15 without attempting to pay. Later the same day, he was captured on security cameras again — this time taking food items worth £3.19 from Bush Hill Service Station, also in Pembroke.
Roberts' solicitor, Tom Lloyd, told the court that his client had been drinking heavily at the time of the offences.
Magistrates fined him £40 and ordered him to pay £29.94 in compensation, along with £85 in prosecution costs and a £32 victim services surcharge.
As he was led from the dock, Roberts quipped: 'That was the most expensive bottle of Bacardi I've ever had.'
