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Gwynedd man 'stole Caernarfon lamb for Christmas dinner' | Gwynedd man 'stole Caernarfon lamb for Christmas dinner' |
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A man from Gwynedd who did not want turkey for Christmas has admitted stealing a lamb and taking it home. | A man from Gwynedd who did not want turkey for Christmas has admitted stealing a lamb and taking it home. |
Gareth Williams, 34, of Lon Bach, Caernarfon, stole the live animal from a farm outside the town on 6 December. | Gareth Williams, 34, of Lon Bach, Caernarfon, stole the live animal from a farm outside the town on 6 December. |
But Caernarfon Magistrates' Court heard the lamb refused to jump out of his car so he took it to an indutrial estate where it was released and vanished. | |
Williams, a trained butcher, pleaded guilty to theft and was ordered to carry out 75 hours of unpaid work. | Williams, a trained butcher, pleaded guilty to theft and was ordered to carry out 75 hours of unpaid work. |
"He said he didn't fancy turkey for Christmas this year and asked if he could buy a live lamb," Sheyanne Lee, for the prosecution, said. | "He said he didn't fancy turkey for Christmas this year and asked if he could buy a live lamb," Sheyanne Lee, for the prosecution, said. |
A price of £100 was agreed but Williams instead stole the animal and took it home, she added. | A price of £100 was agreed but Williams instead stole the animal and took it home, she added. |
His unhappy partner told him to return it but instead he took it to the industrial estate in the hope it would make its way back to the farm. | His unhappy partner told him to return it but instead he took it to the industrial estate in the hope it would make its way back to the farm. |
Williams was also ordered to pay £100 compensation and £170 costs. | Williams was also ordered to pay £100 compensation and £170 costs. |
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