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A man was arrested and charged with theft related charges after stealing meat from a local supermarket, according to court proceedings in the United Kingdom.
The unemployed father of eight has drawn attention to himself after telling a U.K. court he stole a package of meat from an Asda supermarket as it reminded him of his dead grandmother.
51-year-old John Casey told the court that he had to put the meat up for sale for $18 in his special bag because it reminded him of his grandmother.
Casey, from Washington, near Sunderland, denied the theft charges despite being caught on camera putting the meat in his bag. He claimed it is not theft because he needed to keep the meat out of sight in order to control his flashbacks.
The man told police that when seeing meat dripping blood he sees his grandmother alive with him.
the judge found the man guilty of theft and he received two years probation.
“The man has a serious mental health problem. I think that the judge should have sentenced the man to a mental health facility rather than letting him go free. He will probably steal meat again in the near future costing the taxpayer to pay for another costly trial,” Edith Adams, 36, of London, England told YourJewishNews.com after being asked to comment on Casey’s meat theft.
The judge warned Casey that if another charge of theft will be brought against him he will receive a harsh sentence. "You have caused a lot of unnecessary expenses to be incurred by choosing to go to trial despite knowing full well that you are guilty of the theft," the judge said.