Wilko employee spurned three chances to return cash stolen in months before retailer's collapse

A Wilko employee spurned three chances to repay money stolen from the store he worked at in the months leading to the retailer's collapse, a court was told.

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Samuel Burns worked at Wilko when he stole £780

Dudley Magistrates Court heard how Samuel Burns was in a 'bad mental state' when he took £780 from an internal cash machine and the tills in the store at High Street, Bloxwich.

The multiple incidents of theft between January 2 and May 12 were noticed by security and income protection staff who launched an internal investigation.