STEALING a perfume set then not appearing in court after being charged has cost a Stockton man more than £100.

Magistrates sitting at Teesside on Friday, January 21, heard that Daniel Dixon, 26, stole a Jimmy Choo Perfume gift set worth £59 from Barkers on Northallerton High Street on November 16, 2021.

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He was arrested and released on police bail, but then failed to attend court when he was supposed to.

Dixon, of South Road, Stockton, pleaded guilty to theft and was given a six-month conditional discharge.

He admitted failing to attend court when requested and was fined £40.

Additional court costs and charges increased the total to £114 and he has until February 4 to pay it off.

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