A Redditch gambler, who blew all his cash at a London casino walked out of a landmark West End store with a £495 Apple iphone he snatched from the display, a court heard.
Insurance claims assessor Shahbaz Hussain, 21, of Archer Road pleaded guilty to stealing the phone from O2, Oxford Street on October 13.
Prosecutor Miss Alexa Morgan told City of London Magistrates’ Court Hussain was followed outside and stopped by the shop’s store detective after being watched removing the phone from the display.
When quizzed at Charing Cross Police Station Hussain claimed he was innocently playing with the phone when it came loose.
He was in two minds as what to do and decided to try and walk out with the phone.
The court heard Hussain – who spent nearly twenty hours in custody – travelled down from the Worcestershire home he shares with his parents to visit his girlfriend in Southall, Middlesex.
He was sidetracked and lost all the money for the trip in a nearby casino before his arrest.
Hussain was fined £100, with £50 costs and was also ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge.
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