A woman has been ordered to pay £200 for stealing meat from the Co-Op.Kathleen Towns, 29, initially pleased not guilty to theft and handling stolen goods in partnership with Matthew Groom on June 10, and a trial date was set.But after leaving court and being given advice, she returned and pleaded not guilty to handling stolen goods, which the prosecution accepted.Towns, of Sentry Corner, Bideford, told North Devon Magistrates that she had not understood what was going on when she pleaded...
