THEFT: File photo of a bottle of wine
A RECOVERING alcoholic who stole a £6 bottle of wine from a Dalton off-licence has been given "one last chance".
Mark Andrew Martin, of Low White Close in Barrow, pleaded guilty to theft at South Cumbria Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
The 50-year-old, who has 22 previous convictions for theft, stole the wine from McColls on August 24.
Presiding magistrate Chris Harris said: "We are going to give you one last chance."
Martin was given a six-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £20 surcharge.
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