A man has walked free from court after stealing fragrances from Next in Hedge End. 

Craig Samuel Griffiths, 34, pleaded guilty to theft from a shop after an incident on December 4 last year. 

The incident, which took place at around 5pm, saw a number of fragrance items stolen from Next in Charles Watts Way. 

He was given a 12-month conditional discharge at Southampton Magistrates' Court on March 4. 

Griffiths, of Millbrook Road West, Southampton was also ordered to pay £144 compensation.