by Ed Davies
A man caught towing a caravan stolen from Ainsdale, said he was offered £100 by someone in a pub to drive it away
Bernice Campbell, prosecuting at Sefton Magistrates Court on October 27, said that the caravan was discovered missing from an Ainsdale caravan site during the early evening on September 15.
Fortunately, it was carrying a tracking device, she said, and was later found behind a Saab which had been driven by Mark Clark, 56, from Salford.
According to Champnews, Clark admitted the theft of the caravan which was said to be worth £20,000 when he attended court, but his solicitor said that he did not realise it was stolen.
Clark said he was approached by a man in a pub in Manchester and offered £100 to drive the caravan back to the city.
But, as he made his way back to Manchester, the caravan was picked up on a tracking device.
A victim impact statement from the owner of the caravan was read to the court which told of how the theft was ‘extremely distressing’ for her and her partner.
The caravan which ‘is our home and filled with memories’ was damaged inside, as was the chassis, she said, and after five weeks it was still in the garage being repaired.
“The ordeal is on our minds all the time,” she said, adding: “It will be on our minds for many years to come.”
The magistrates requested a pre-sentence report and adjourned until November 24.
