Man with 105 previous offences was caught shoplifting, Antrim court told

Christopher Korken (38), with an address listed as Sandhurst Road in Belfast, stole clothing worth £418 from Sports Direct on February 21 this year. He also stole alcohol and a packet of nuts worth £6.25 from Tesco on January 12 this year.

The court heard out of the 105 offences, 32 were for theft. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. Take action now and sign up to a Northern Ireland World newsletter A defence lawyer said the defendant took the items from Sports Direct to sell on to get money to "pay his keep" at an address.

Sentencing the defendant to six months in prison, suspended for two years, District Judge Nigel Broderick said the offences were "fuelled by addiction issues". The defendant appeared at Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena, via video link from prison where he was already serving a sentence for another matter with a release date in mid-July. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.

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