Madalin Gabriel Prundaru stole from churches in Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Rutland
Madalin Gabriel Prundaru was found guilty of stealing lead sheeting from 15 churches across the Midlands, including four in LincolnshireMadalin Gabriel Prundaru, 26, of Redbridge Lane East, Ilford, had denied 18 charges of theft.
Prundaru stole from churches in Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Rutland, the court heard. The thefts caused an estimated £461,000 of damage.Giving evidence, Prundaru told the jury he came to the UK in October 2015 and briefly worked in construction before being offered some night work by a man who came to his mother's home."He said it was old buildings and we needed to take stuff off to repair them," he told the court.
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