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A MAN who tried to harm himself with a screwdriver after being caught stealing from a shop has been sentenced.

Colin Winteringham, 56, was stopped by a member of security staff as he took a bottle of perfume from Boots in Huddersfield.

He pleaded guilty to theft and going equipped for the offence when he appeared at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court.

He was monitored by a security guard after entering the King Street store on January 27, magistrates were told. He took a tester bottle of John Paul Gautier perfume worth £76 from the display and put it in his bag. He was followed outside by the member of staff but appeared distressed and tried to harm himself with a screwdriver.

In mitigation, Sonia Kidd said her client had wanted to hurt himself and not the security guard. She said his benefits had been stopped and he needed help and support.

Winteringham, of Well Grove in Sheepridge, was sentenced to a community order with a curfew for 28 days and 10 days of rehabilitation activities. The screwdriver will be forfeited and destroyed and he has to pay £85 costs and £85 victim surcharge. RESIDENTS have again expressed their anger towards illegal off-roaders after spotting this Land Rover Discovery stuck in deep mud on moorland.

It was spotted on Thursday morning on land overlooking Harden Reservoir, between Hade Edge and Dunford Bridge.

Locals said the location wasn’t a ‘green lane’ suitable for 4x4s. It was reported to West Yorkshire Police.

And 4x4 enthusiasts were also critical of the driver’s actions.

Alex Davidson, West Yorkshire representative of the Green Lane Association, described such drivers as “hooligans.”

He added: “The responsible green lane drivers are totally opposed to these activities. We are trying to work against it. The people who are doing this have no respect for rights of way and a lot of it is happening in the middle of the night.”

Mr Davidson is trying to organise a meeting between landowners, including Yorkshire Water, and West Yorkshire Police.

Residents are urging police to do more about illegal off-roading.

One woman said: “I was nearly run over last year while walking my dogs on there late at night. It’s a joke if nothing gets done. Someone has to get injured before anything gets done.”

Two tractors arrived that evening to recover the Land Rover.