A PROLIFIC shoplifter from Swindon who stole £500 of goods has been sentenced to 44 weeks in prison for six separate thefts.

Christopher Anthony Desantos, 30 from Lilac Court, Pinehurst pleaded guilty to the thefts from the Co-op on Beechcroft Road and Cricklade Road, Superdrug, Wilkos, Debenhams and Footasylum.

Police say that between January 9 and February 4 of this year, Desantos stole over £500 of items including an electric toothbrush, male grooming kits, sportswear, six air fresheners, meat and aftershave.

Desantos was captured on CCTV and identified or caught in the act by witnesses which lead to his arrest.

PC John Kilburn said: “We’d like to thank the stores and witnesses who helped identify Desantos and enable us to put him before the courts. We are pleased with the custodial sentence.”