Yet Another Judicial Coconut Award!

'A CROOKED employee stole more than £60,000 from her charity workplace in a two-year scam – then frittered some of her illicit gains on gambling and spending sprees. Samantha Andrews siphoned tens of thousands of pounds from her employer into her own personal bank account. The mum-of-four – a finance officer for Target Housing near Shalesmoor – spent the money on her family, the ‘odd minor spending spree’, and ‘occasional gambling’.

Sheffield Crown Court was told Andrews’s life had ‘spiralled out of control’ when her husband left her 10 years ago.

The judge, Recorder Martin Simpson, said Andrews committed a ‘significant breach of trust’ – but allowed her to walk free with a 12-month suspended jail term.

Recorder Simpson said she had ‘closely escaped’ going to prison.' Sheffield Star.

This is beyond belief. When I was a magistrate I only ever saw one case of 'Theft in Breach of Trust' where the toerag was not jailed - and that was approximately 1% the seriousness level of this dreadful and calculatedly dishonest series of offences!

Recorder Martin Simpson, I hereby do award you a LoonyTunesWatch coconut. You probably deserve a basketful!