A shoplifter from Slough has been sent to prison for 18 offences.

Denzil Weir, 37, Lansdowne Avenue, pleaded guilty to 14 counts of shoplifting, two counts of assault by beating, one count of theft and one count of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.

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For crimes committed between September 23, 2021, and January 13, 2022, he was jailed for 24 weeks at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (March 9).

PC Andrew Grant, based at Slough police station, said: “This demonstrates that Thames Valley Police will take shoplifting offences seriously, particularly when we have a recidivist offender like Weir.

“I would like to thank the local businesses and victims for their co-operation which enabled a prompt investigation.”