2023-07-22 19:48:16
If the facts date back to February 2023, the judgment of this Englishman is more recent: he admitted having stolen at least 35,000 euros in Easter eggs thanks to a tractor.
Joby Pool, 32, broke into a warehouse in Telford, central England on February 11, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. local time. Using a stolen tractor, he drove away with a trailer holding chocolate eggs from Britain’s Cadbury brand worth more than 35,000 euros, including nearly 200,000 popular chocolate “Creme eggs” filled with sweet cream.
“Sincere remorse”
He then joined a nearby highway before surrendering to the police with his hands up, according to the account of the events presented before Shrewsbury Crown Court, where he was on trial. He had pleaded guilty theft, material damage and driving without insuranceand his lawyer Debra White insisted during the hearing on the “ sincere remorse “expressed by the defendant who accepted” full responsibility of his actions.
She explained that he was going through a difficult period in his personal life, having led him to dive into drugs and alcohol, without convincing judge Anthony Lowe. The latter noted that the operation had required “ extensive planning » and said to himself « convinced enough that other people were involved.
At the time of his arrest, local police bragged on Twitter that they had “ saved easter thanks to the arrest of the burglar. In addition to his prison sentence, Joby Pool had six points removed from his license for driving without insurance.
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