A man in Newtown thought he was picking up his laundry but ended up stealing Christmas gifts instead, leading to a surprising court case.
Newtown: So, there’s this guy, James Evans, who had a bit too much lager one afternoon last December. He thought he was just grabbing his laundry from a neighbor’s place. But instead, he ended up with two red Christmas bags filled with gifts from someone else’s house.
Picture this: Liam Baker, the homeowner, comes back from getting medicine for his kid and spots Evans in his garden, lugging those bags. Naturally, he’s like, “What’s going on here?” Evans was slurring his words and didn’t make much sense.
Baker quickly pins him down and tells his partner to call the police. They find out the bags had around £35 worth of Christmas goodies inside. Evans, poor guy, claimed he couldn’t remember a thing after drinking all day. He felt super ashamed and insisted he wouldn’t have stolen from kids if he’d been sober.
His lawyer, Rob Hanratty, said Evans was really upset about the whole situation. He used to wash his clothes at that neighbor’s house, so he thought he was just picking up his stuff. But it all went sideways, and now he’s the talk of the town for the wrong reasons.
In the end, the court gave him an 18-month community order and some alcohol rehab. He’s got to pay a bit of money too, but at least he didn’t get locked up. It’s a wild story, right?
