Thief ordered to pay compensation for stealing iPhones from city shop

Wayne Wood, 43, of Friars Street in Hereford, stole the devices from The Phone Box in Maylord Orchards on January 20, 2026.

He also assaulted a police officer on December 4, 2025, the court heard.

He appeared at Hereford Magistrates Court on August 3 and, after changing his plea from not guilty to guilty, was fined £90 for the phone theft and £162 for assaulting the police officer.

The two iPhones were valued at a total of £929, courts documents said, and he was also ordered to pay £300 in compensation, but no order for costs was made by the court.

For assaulting the police officer, he was ordered to pay £50 compensation.

At the hearing, Wood was represented by Lawson Day, while Paul John appeared for the prosection.

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