A KNIFE-CARRYING youth was unrepentant after being found guilty of theft at the Apple Store in Lakeside.
The youth was held after stealing a pair of Bose headphones valued at £150 on the 5th May last month.
The court heard that on being searched a knife was found on his person.
At Grays Youth Court, the youth said: “I had lent it to a friend. He had just given it back. I had no intention of using it.”
Chair of Magistrates, Margaret Caisley warned the 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, that had he been a year older, he would be going to prison but the youth appeared unrepentant, explaining again that the knife stayed in his pocket.
He was given a 10-month referral order and a £20 fine.
Oh look, it is the same magistrate who let a drug dealer off with yet another final warning, how many more times will we see her name linked with failed justice.