Shoplifting drug addict is jailed so he can get proper help
A man has been jailed for shoplifting at Black Country stores - so he can get proper help for his drug addictions.
John O'Sullivan, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to three counts of theft, two relating to shops in Halesowen on July 16 and one relating to Sainsbury's on Halesowen Street, in Blackheath, Rowley Regis, on July 21.
At Wolverhampton Magistrates Court on Tuesday, the bench heard how 26-year-old O'Sullivan was a heroin and cocaine addict.
The court also heard that O'Sullivan had started using cannabis at the age of just 10 and was suffering from mental health issues.
Defending him, Bernard Porter said that O'Sullivan had reached "rock bottom", having led a "desolate and unforgiving life" and coming from a family background which had not supported him.
