The son of celebrity chef Marco Pierre White has been sentenced for burglary. Marco Xavier Pierre White, of Weston-super-Mare, appeared at North Somerset Magistrates’ Court on Friday (November 29).
According to Avon and Somerset Police, the 29-year-old was sentenced at North Somerset Magistrates’ Court on Friday (November 29). In a statement, the force said he was sentenced for carrying out a non-dwelling burglary at the studio in Meadow Street, Weston-super-Mare on Thursday (September 19), and at a store in Cheap Street, Bath, on Thursday (October 24).
Pierre White, of Weston-super-Mare, also committed a theft from a store in Winterstoke Road, Weston-super-Mare on Tuesday (October 22). The force statement said: “In the Weston-super-Mare burglary, he was seen leaving the premises with goods in his hands, including electronic items and a jewellery box, and was spotted by officers in a nearby street.
“He dropped the items and ran off but was stopped and arrested a short time later. Magistrates sentenced him to a 30-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, a nine-month drug rehabilitation order, as well as ordering payment of fines and costs.”
Investigating officer PC Joseph Reed said: “Retail crime causes immense harm to our communities and we’re committed to tackling these offences in all their forms.
“This defendant was spotted by a member of the public in the aftermath of the Weston-super-Mare burglary incident, which enabled officers to make a swift arrest. He’s now been brought to justice for three offences within a short period of time.”