Suspended sentence for osprey egg thief

A thief who stole eggs from the nests of rare birds was handed a suspended jail sentence yesterday.

Jason North, 49, admitted taking three osprey eggs in the spring and summer of 2016.

Footage and photographs found on his computer at his home in Plymouth, Devon, were a key part of the prosecution’s case. Police said that the offences had taken place on Dartmoor in Devon and in Scotland during 2016.

North was jailed for six weeks but the sentence was suspended for 12 months.

He was also fined £665, given a 10-week overnight curfew and electronically tagged.