A MAN has been fined for stealing a pepper mill while trespassing in a popular shopping centre.

Timothy Craddock, 38, was ordered to pay £300 after stealing the kitchen appliance worth £30 from Churchill Square, Brighton on February 13, 2020.

Craddock, of Beaconsfield Road, Brighton, pleaded guilty at Brighton Magistrates' Court on September 7, 2021.

The 38-year-old was handed a £32 surcharge and ordered to pay £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service.