St David’s Hospice Care
A HEARTLESS thief who stole a Gwent hospice charity box has been jailed.
Macauley Richard Davies, 21, stole the charity box collecting money for Newport-based St David’s Hospice Care.
The defendant, of Chepstow Road, Newport, pleaded guilty to theft at the city’s magistrates’ court.
He also admitted failing to surrender to custody.
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Davies was jailed for a total of 12 weeks and ordered to pay £50 in compensation and £85 costs.
The offences were committed in February and September.
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