Aberdeen shoplifter given unpaid work for stealing cans of beer By Danny McKay May 10 2019, 6:30 am May 10 2019, 6:30 am Share Aberdeen shoplifter given unpaid work for stealing cans of beer Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/crime-courts/3617796/aberdeen-shoplifter-given-unpaid-work-for-stealing-cans-of-beer/ Copy Link Aberdeen Sheriff Court A shoplifter has been given unpaid work after admitting stealing cans of beer. Richard Murison, 38, stole £12.94 of beer from Mastrick Grocers on Greenfern Place on September 11 last year. Fiscal depute Rebecca Clark told Aberdeen Sheriff Court there was partial recovery of the items, worth £2.99. Murison, of Elphinstone Court, Aberdeen, pled guilty to shoplifting. Defence agent Iain McGregor said his client had “consumed a fair quantity of alcohol beforehand”. Sheriff Ian Wallace ordered him to carry out 30 hours of unpaid work. Keep up to date with the latest news with The Evening Express newsletter This article originally appeared on the Evening Express website. For more information, read about our new combined website.