Pub crawl ends behind bars for charity thief
Marked man caught raiding donation boxes
Mark Leigh, 56, turned a routine pub crawl in Aberaman into a crime spree. Instead of enjoying a pint, he helped himself to two charity boxes from pub counters and even tried to pinch a third.
Police swoop and swift justice
Officers quickly identified Leigh as the culprit. On Tuesday, 2 May, he was arrested and charged with theft and attempted theft. He was held on remand pending sentencing.
Prison sentence handed down
At Merthyr Magistrates Court the following day, Leigh pleaded guilty and was sentenced to eight and a half months behind bars for his brazen charity heist.
