FedEx worker gets suspended jail term
A DISHONEST employee who stole property worth over £1,400 while working for a Sleaford delivery firm has been given a suspended jail sentence by a judge.
FedEx worker John Hirst was found guilty of seven theft charges after a trial at Lincoln Crown Court.
The stolen items valued at £1,433 included paint rollers, power drills, site radios, a laminator and laptop computer, the court was told.
Hirst denied the charges but the court heard he involved another colleague by failing to scan parcels inside his van and then moving the stolen items to his car.
The court was told 43-year-old Hirst had previous convictions for theft and burglary and had moved to Sleaford from West Yorkshire.
Rachel Ward, mitigating, told the court Hirst had suffered domestic violence at the hands of both his father and two elder brothers.
Miss Ward said: “He moved to the Lincolnshire area to make a fresh start.
“He has, of course, lost his job, as well as his relationship and where he was living in Sleaford. He has not worked since.”
Hirst, now of Akeds Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire, denied seven charges of theft between May 25 and July 1, 2010.
He was sentenced to six months imprisonment suspended for a year, ordered to carry out 200 hours unpaid work in the community and told to pay FedEx £750 compensation.
The court heard Hirst’s colleague pleaded guilty to three charges of theft before Lincoln magistrates and was sentenced to a community order and five month curfew.
Passing sentence Judge Michael Heath told Hirst his evidence in court had been a pack of lies.
The judge said: “You were placed in a position of trust by employers you say were some of the best you have ever had. You repaid them in this way.”
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