Daniel Wodley was in court last Thursday (March 13) where he was set free with a community order after he admitted stealing £283 worth of cash and alcohol from Co-op in Anerley.
As part of his sentence he was banned from that Co-op and ordered to engage in drug rehabilitation treatment.
But instead of counting his lucky stars and changing his ways the 37-year-old went on to burgle another shop two days later.
On Saturday he entered Co-op on Steynton Avenue, by Albany Park station, and stole £790 worth of tobacco from behind the tills.
Wodley found himself back at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Monday where this time magistrates showed less sympathy.
Noting that he had been given a chance to address his drug problem but had failed within two days, they sentenced him to one year in prison.
They described Wodley as having an appalling record and a “persistent, willful and deliberate” offender.
The thief had stolen from the same Co-op store on Steynton Avenue twice in January, again stealing tobacco.
