Serial Thief Steals Bike, Sneakers — and Sugar Plum Gin From Marks and Spencer

Spiced Sugar Plum Gin Liqueur from Marks and Spencer is seen on the right and is the gin presumed to have been stolen. (Photo: Mark and Spencer)

A serial thief has stolen multiple items from shops across Oswestry in Shropshire, England, according to Shropshire Star. The items stolen include a bike, sneakers and a bottle of Sugar Plum gin from Marks and Spencer (M&S).

Per the report, the man pleaded guilty to seven counts of theft at Kidderminster Magistrates Court. He was asked to pay £517 ($595.48) in compensation and fines of £200 ($230.34).

Since the gin was reported as being from M&S, it can be presumed that the spirit in question is the British retail company’s Spiced Sugar Plum Gin Liqueur. The bottle design used for this line of gins happened to be at the center of a 2021 lawsuit between M&S and Aldi. M&S alleged that Aldi copied its light-up bottle design.

In recent gin raiding, a burglar in Scarborough, England, took several gin bottles, cash and the keys to a Bentley from a hotel. He was found asleep in a guest room.

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