Wigan man ordered to pay £622 after admitting he stole a television

A man has been left with a hefty bill after stealing a television.
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Daniel Simm, 31, whose address was given as Wigan’s homelessness and poverty charity The Brick, had denied taking the £400 television belonging to William Higham on May 8.

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But he changed his plea to guilty when he appeared at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates’ Court this week.

Justices imposed a two-year conditional discharge and ordered him to pay £400 compensation, £200 prosecution costs and £22 to fund services for victims.