A MAN has been fined £75 for stealing perfume and food.

Scott Bishop, 41, of Railway Square, Brentwood, stole food worth £53.70, from a branch of Co-operative stores in Brentwood on February 12.

He stole perfume worth £32 from the Fragrance Store on the same day.

He was also ordered to pay £85 court costs and £20 victim surcharge when he appeared at Basildon Magistrates’ Court.