A MAN who stole a pair of ‘useless’ designer glasses has been ordered to pay compensation.
Shaun Hudson, 42, took the Prada glasses worth £160 from The Eye Pharmacy store in Mirfield on February 1.
CCTV footage showed him going to the display and having a quick conversation with a member of staff before walking out.
He was arrested after returning to the same shop a few days later, but the stolen glasses were not recovered, Kirklees Magistrates’ Court was told.
Paul Blanchard, mitigating, said that his client didn’t remember the incident and described it as a ‘blip’.
He added: “It makes no sense for him to steal the glasses as they were of no benefit to him.”
Hudson, of Oliver Gardens in Mirfield, was ordered to pay £160 compensation to the shop as well as £85 court costs.
He was also sentenced to a community order with 15 days of rehabilitation activities.
