A THIEF has been up before the magistrates after stealing hundreds of pounds worth of goods from Hereford's TK Maxx shop.

Tiberiu Ionas entered a guilty plea to one count of theft from a shop when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford in November.

The court heard from prosecutor Mark Hambling that the 27-year-old, who was represented at the hearing by defence solicitor Marilena Di Vitantonio, had stolen hundreds of pounds worth of clothing from Hereford's Old Market TK Maxx shop on September 13.

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The total value of his haul of stolen goods totalled £349, magistrates were told by the prosecutor.

Ionas, of Heywood Road, Cinderford, was fined £300 for the offence, with magistrates saying they had taken his guilty plea into account when imposing the penalty.

He was also ordered to pay a £120 victim surcharge, which is used to help fund services supporting victims of crime.