A groom has been arrested and
locked up for looting the club that hosted his wedding reception.
Christopher Richards, along
with usher George Taylor and two others, stole booze, computers and DVDS worth
nearly 23,000 pounds and caused damage worth 24,000 pounds during the burglary,
the Mirror reported.
A court heard that six months
ago, club boss Catherine Murphy gave the 25-year-old and his partner, Bridie
Sparks, a half-price champagne buffet as the couple were broke.
In a statement to Burnley
crown court, Catherine, 34, said that she was "tortured" by the
betrayal and she also tried to kill herself.
Richards surrendered himself
after CCTV caught him in the act at the Hub Club, in Bacup, Lancashire.
Judge Jonathan Gibson told the
court that it was the most dreadful offence of commercial burglary, which left
the owner devastated.
But pregnant Sparks, who was
herself jailed for assault in 2011, said that she will stand by her husband.
Bridie, who has two children
with Richards, will give birth to his third while he serves a six-month
sentence. (Source)
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