Homeless woman who stole bottle of wine 'lost support' after Shrewsbury Ark temporary closure
A woman who has lost part of her support network in the community following the temporary closure of Shrewsbury's Ark homeless charity has been sentenced by a judge for stealing a bottle of wine.
During a court appearance on September 26, 2023, Chloe Harris, aged 25, of no fixed address but previously of Whitehouse Gardens, Shrewsbury, had admitted the theft of a £6.25 bottle of pinot grigio rosé from Tanners, in Wyle Cop.
Harris appeared at Telford Magistrates Court on Tuesday to hear Deputy District Judge James Hulse announce her sentence.
The court was told that she was under a community order for other offences when she stole the wine on May 15, 2023.
The court was told by the probation service that Harris had been a victim of domestic abuse and had alcohol issues. But she is doing her best and the judge did not want to "stamp on the green shoots of her recovery".
