A BEER thief has been up before the magistrates after stealing a bottle from a Hereford petrol station.

Louis McDonald entered a guilty plea when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford.

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The court heard the 26-year-old had stolen a bottle of beer worth £1.22 from West Hereford Service Station in Whitecross Road on June 11.

McDonald, who is of St John Court, Brierley Hill, was fined £50 and must pay a £34 victim surcharge. No costs order was made due to his lack of means.