A man "trying to make ends meet" started a months-long shoplifting spree by stealing an $850 crystal skull from a Napier gift shop.
Napier man Rihia Rana Noda, 29 was jailed by Judge Bridget Mackintosh in the Napier District Court on Thursday for a raft of shoplifting and theft charges.
On August 26, 2018, he entered Sanctuary Gifts in Napier and took a crystal skull, valued at $850.
Concealing it under his jersey he left the store, making no effort to pay for it.
![The stolen crystal skull was valued at $850. Photo / Supplied](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OTXKDDKZPTFTIQ6NRS4FRRDM5U.jpg?auth=cbc983eda7a5b65a5c96a0ab6c110e88e0b3db0cd98e6567c1fad8c7cfbfc8ca&width=16&height=21&quality=70&smart=true)