Tuesday, 27 December 2016

"no Romanian interpreter available to attend a court hearing until 48 hours later"

http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/ipswich_shoplifter_spends_two_days_in_custody_after_trolley_dash_with_groceries_worth_nearly_600_1_4829816

27 December 2016
Ipswich shoplifter spends two days in custody after trolley dash with groceries worth nearly £600
[…] The 22-year-old pleaded guilty to theft when he appeared before Ipswich magistrates via a video link from Suffolk Constabulary’s Martlesham headquarters.
Prosecutor Colette Harper said the offence occurred at 11.30am when a store security officer noticed Samok with a trolley of goods.
[…] Following his arrest at 11.40am, there was no Romanian interpreter available to attend a court hearing until 48 hours later. Therefore, Samok was kept in custody.
David Allan, representing Samok, said his client had been in the UK for around a year.
[…] Samok was fined £293, but this was deemed as time served as he had been under lock and key for two days.

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