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Derry Magistrate's Court
A man who is banned for life from a Derry shop has been jailed at the local Magistrate's Court today.
Frankie Lynn (21) of Rockmills in Derry admitted a charge of entering the Centra store on Strand Road as a trespasser on July 25 and stealing a sandwich.
The court heard that police were called by staff after Lynn entered the shop despite being banned from it for life and lifted a food item valued at £7.98.
A prosecutor said that the charge was such because of the order banning Lynn from the shop.
A defence barrister Stephen Chapman said that Lynn had been sentenced in August for a series of offences.
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He said that the theft was not for 'personal gain' and was for food.
District Judge Oonagh Mullan said that the defendant had a bad record and had to stop shoplifting.
She said that Lynn went into the shop despite being banned he would have to face consequences if these orders were to be of any use.
Lynn was jailed for two months.
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