Swindon man who smashed Co-op window must pay hundreds

Luca Chrystal, 23, of Victoria Road is separately accused of weapon offences and criminal damage <i>(Image: Newsquest)</i>
Luca Chrystal, 23, of Victoria Road is separately accused of weapon offences and criminal damage (Image: Newsquest)
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A 23-year-old must pay £645 in compensation after a litany of offences including smashing the window of a Co-op.

Luca Chrystal, 23, of Victoria Road, Old Town, also spat in a police cage, was caught in possession of cannabis and did further criminal damage a month before his birthday.

At Swindon Magistrates' Court on July 29 he was given a programme of mental health treatment and hundreds of pounds of compensation after pleading guilty at a previous hearing.Luca Chrystal after an appearance at Swindon Crown Court (Image: Newsquest)

Chrystal, represented by Tim Morgan, committed all the offences on June 7. For the first count of criminal damage to property belonging to an individual, he must pay £545 compensation.

For smashing a glass window or door of Co-op, he must pay £50 compensation.

A third count of criminal damage worth £200 after spitting in the back of a Wiltshire Police cage resulted in £50 compensation.

He was found in possession of cannabis or cannabis resin, which has been forfeited and destroyed.

For all the offences he must have nine months non-residential mental health treatment and 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days with probation.

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