A MAN is set to be sentenced after admitting repeatedly stealing from a south Essex supermarket while carrying a "bladed article".

Wayne Sullivan, 42, of no fixed address was arrested on February 24.

He will be sentenced at the end of the month after pleading guilty to more than ten counts of theft.

Police arrested Sullivan following an investigation into a series of thefts at a supermarket in Rayleigh.

Items had been stolen from the Asda in Rawreth Lane between February 1 and 24.

Police have not confirmed what was stolen, the quantity of items, or value.

Sullivan was charged with 13 counts of theft and two counts of possession of a blade or sharp pointed article in a public place.

He appeared at Southend Magistrates’ Court on March 1 where he admitted the charges.

He’s due to be sentenced at Basildon Crown Court on March 31.

The maximum sentence on conviction for theft is seven years imprisonment when tried in a crown court.

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