THEFT OF GOODS FROM SHOPS
CHIROPODIST SENTENCED (New Zealand Press Association) AUCKLAND. May 30. For stealing goods from shops. William Richard de Courtnaye Ven-ning-Thomas. aged 50, a chiropodist, was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment in the Magistrate’s Court to-day. The police said the accused had made a statement admitting thef f s over a period of four years of goods valued at between £3OO and £4OO. He had been unemployed because of ill-health and had used the money from the sale of the stolen goods to buy food and clothing for his four children, who were under 16 years of age. The accused, who had previously been in trouble, seemed to have become a drug addict. The Magistrate (Mr M. C. Astley. S.M.) told Venning-Thomas that he needed detention and medical attention. An examination by a psychiatrist was ordered.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19500531.2.37
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26126, 31 May 1950, Page 4
Word Count
139THEFT OF GOODS FROM SHOPS Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26126, 31 May 1950, Page 4
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in