Criminals were caught out by CCTV when they tried to sell off equipment minutes after it had been stolen from a property in Wakefield.
Christos Hepworth was one of three people seen on the footage selling the 50” television and a mobile phone after they had been reported stolen in September 2022. He appeared at Leeds Crown Court recently, but his co-accused defendants failed to appear. It was heard that they initially turned up but left the building before the case was called on. A warrant was put out for their arrest.
Get a bespoke headline round-up, as well as breaking updates, when you sign up to the Yorkshire Evening Post’s free emails But around an hour later Hepworth and the others were in Cash Convertors in Wakefield city centre, selling the TV for £300 and the phone for £170. Hepworth, of Manygates Crescent, Wakefield, told police during his interview and said he was simply asked to sell the items by one of the co-accused.
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