Man accused of Bridgnorth burglaries may face retrial
A man accused of a string of burglaries in Bridgnorth may face a retrial.
Kallum Smith, 22, of Garden Villages, Highley, denied carrying out the crimes last July and last week stood trial at Shrewsbury Crown Court.
Smith denied a charge of theft, four charges of burglary, a charge of taking a vehicle without consent and a charge of perverting the course of justice.
The court heard that Smith stayed at The Croft Guesthouse, in St Mary’s Street, on July 4 and failed to return his room key. Days a later a new guest reported a camera and an electronic device missing from that room and the matter was reported to police.
Then between July 14 and 17, items were taken from Stoneway Guest House in the town, followed by burglaries at properties in West Castle Street and Listley Court, in High Town, on July 17 and between July 24 and 27 respectively.
However, he may now face a retrial later this year after the jurors failed to reach a verdict on one of the burglary offences at the hearing.
The jury has been discharged.
