Throckley prolific criminal brothers stole booze in order to get 'off their faces'
by Sara Nichol · ChronicleLiveTwo brothers have added to their lengthy criminal records after they stole alcohol together in order to get "off their faces".
Daniel and Kevin Chapman decided they wanted to get drunk because their mother had become unwell, however, the jobless duo didn't have the funds to pay for alcohol. But that didn't stop the sticky-fingered siblings after they both brazenly walked into a supermarket and helped themselves £330-worth of bottles of spirits, a court heard.
Unfortunately for Daniel, 26, and Kevin, 29, both of Woodlands Court, in Throckley, staff had spotted what they were doing and they were detained as they left the shop. Now, Daniel, who was on licence from prison at the time, has been given a 12-month community order, with 40 hours of unpaid work, and Kevin has been fined £80, with a £32 victim surcharge, after they pleaded guilty to one count each of shop theft.
Paul Coulson, prosecuting at Newcastle Magistrates' Court, said the brothers walked in the Co-op store, in Prudhoe, on August 28 this year and were seen placing bottles of spirits into their jackets. They were stopped on their way out and the goods were recovered.
John Kickham, defending, said both siblings had managed to stay out of trouble since September 2022 but they'd both struggled with the news that their mum, who lives down south, had been ill.
Mr Kirkham added: "It's prompted them to say, in their words, 'let's go and get off our faces'. They have no money for alcohol, so they decided to steal it." Magistrates were told that, since the theft, Daniel had managed to secure a job stacking shelves with Iceland.
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