‘I can’t come to court - I’ve got the crypto bug!’
Stuart Hilton, 42, of Ibbison Court, Blackpool, was due to appear at court accused of stealing £129 of electrical goods from Asda.
Defence lawyer, Kathryn Jamieson-Sinclair, said that a friend of her client’s had informed her he was unable to attend because he was in hospital.
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Hide AdMrs Jamieson Sinclair said: “I am informed he is in hospital in Preston and it is suspected he is suffering from the cryptosporidium infection.”
Blackpool magistrates agreed to adjourned Hilton’s case to September 9 and said he must produce medical evidence he was too ill to come to court.