Prolific thief targeted the same Wigan Boots store seven times

A serial shoplifter targeted the same Boots store for cosmetics seven times in less than six weeks, a court heard.
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Scott Hutchinson, 29, of Cornwallis Road, Worsley Hall, appeared before Wigan justices to admit to the multiple thefts in April and May during which time around £800 worth of goods were taken.

However sentencing was adjourned until September 5 because he has denied a charge of being armed with a knife on Norfolk Street on May 22 and a trial on that matter will be held first.