Shop owner in court for selling vape to 16-year-old - but refuses to leave cell for hearing
A shop owner sold a vape containing nicotine to a 16-year-old mystery shopper sent in by Shropshire Council, a court heard.
Marcus Finchett, who owns Oswestry Vapes, made the sale without asking for the youngster’s ID in what was the third incident of a similar nature since he opened the shop.
The 29-year-old, who is currently remanded at HMP Berwyn on unrelated charges, was due to appear at Telford Magistrates Court via video link on Monday.
However the court was told he had refused to leave his cell and the case proceeded in his absence.
Mike Davies, prosecuting on behalf of Shropshire Council, told the court the girl visited Finchett’s shop in Albion Hill on December 5 last year, under instructions from a trading standards officer.
