A DHL employee has been hauled before the courts after stealing more than £4,000 worth of laptops from the company.

Corin Ispas, of Epping Close, pleaded guilty to stealing the laptops at a hearing at Reading Magistrates' Court.

The worker, employed by the global logistics company at the time, admitted stealing £4,584 worth of laptops from DHL in Thatcham.

Ispas pocketed the stolen electricals between September 26, 2019, and October 1, 2019.

At a court hearing on June 24, the 38 year old was sentenced to a community order.

He must undertake 80 hours of unpaid work as part of the court order within the next 12 months.

Ispas was also ordered to pay £4,584 compensation, £90 victim surcharge, and £85 court costs.