Man walks free from court after stealing fragrances from Hedge End Next store

Timothy Edgley

18 April 2024 at 0:46 pm

Man walks free from court after stealing fragrances from Hedge End Next store <i>(Image: Google Maps)</i> — Man walks free from court after stealing fragrances from Hedge End Next store *(Image: Google Maps)*

A man has walked free from court after stealing fragrances from Next in Hedge End.

Craig Samuel Griffiths, 34, pleaded guilty to theft from a shop after an incident on December 4 last year.

The incident, which took place at around 5pm, saw a number of fragrance items stolen from Next in Charles Watts Way.

He was given a 12-month conditional discharge at Southampton Magistrates' Court on March 4.

Griffiths, of Millbrook Road West, Southampton was also ordered to pay £144 compensation.

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