Overview

• Malcolm Ravenhill was filmed on September 2 loading more than £250 of steaks into his scooter at a Co-op in Orton Goldhay, Peterborough.
• The theft occurred six days after he received a suspended sentence at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court for earlier shoplifting.
• Officers arrested him at his Dogsthorpe Road home, and he admitted the new count of theft before the same court.
• He was sentenced to 12 months in jail, with Cambridgeshire’s Spree Offender Team describing him as a prolific offender.
• The case comes as ONS data show 530,643 shoplifting offences in the year to March, a 20% rise on 2024, with retailers increasing security measures.