Sheriff refuses to pardon knife thief
Court Reporter • Published 5 May 2010 12:50
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A SHERIFF has blasted a social worker for suggesting that a knife thief with 22 previous convictions - including assault and robbery - be admonished.
Repeat offender John McCabe, 24, appeared before Sheriff John Montgomery at Ayr Sheriff Court on deferred sentence.
Referring to a social enquiry report on McCabe - whose record runs to three pages - in which the author recommended that an admonition would be appropriate, Sheriff Montgomery said: "It beggars belief that someone in that position could make a suggestion like that to the court."
Read the full story, including how McCabe stole the knife and what sentence he received, in this week's paper - out now.
This article appeared in Troon Times 04 May 10
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