Wigan teenager is locked up after stealing two cars

A Wigan teenager who admitted stealing two cars and other valuables in a Wigan break-in has been sent to a young offenders’ institution.
By Post reporter
Published 23rd Dec 2020, 09:50 BST
Updated 23rd Dec 2020, 09:52 BST
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Junior Maloney, 18, of George Street, Hindley, appeared in the dock before a Bolton Crown Court judge, having already admitted to Wigan and Leigh magistrates that he stole a £6,000 Citroen DS4 and £35,000 Jaguar F Pace belonging to Mark Lomax plus a laptop, jewellery, bank cards and car keys during a burglary in Whelley on September 14.

Maloney also admitted to a separate charge of being carried in the Jaguar knowing it to be stolen.

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At Bolton Crown Court, Maloney was sentenced to 18 months’ custody and was also banned from driving for 19 months.

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