Teen shoplifter finally locked up after throwing away 'golden opportunity'

A COURT HEARD HE 'HAS AN EXTENSIVE RECORD FOR SOMEONE OF HIS AGE'

- By MARK NAYLOR [e-mail] @GTMarkNaylor

A TEARAWAY teenage shoplifter who started taking drugs at the age of just 12 has finally been locked up after throwing away a “golden opportunity” to stay out of custody.

Serial thief Kane Oliver was taking crack cocaine by the age of 13 and the courts had “bent over backwards’ to try to help him over the years, Hull Crown Court heard.

Oliver, 19, of Hull but recently in custody on remand, admitted eight offences of shop theft. The court heard that Oliver targeted the One Stop shop in Marfleet Lane, east Hull, six times between July 12 and 21 and stole items including chocolate, chocolate bars, bacon and fabric conditioner.