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A man who slipped a bottle of personal lubricant up his sleeve, too embarrassed to pay for it with other groceries, was today fined 28 times the cost of the item.
At the Wellington District Court, Tumoana Williams, 31, a chef, pleaded guilty to the theft.
He caught with the lubricant after paying for other goods at a Wellington supermarket.
He told police he was too embarrassed to pay for the lubricant.
Judge Denys Barry fined Williams $150 and ordered him to pay court costs of $130.
- NZPA
