A MALVERN teenager has been given a conditional discharge after pleading guilty to burglary.

Justin Francis, 18, entered a building as a trespasser and stole copper pipes in Woolwich, London, on Thursday, March 30.

Francis, of The Haysfield, indicated a plea of guilty on Friday, April 28 at Bromley Magistrates' Court.

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He was discharged conditionally for six months and was ordered to pay a £26 surcharge to fund victim services.

Francis was also made to pay costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service.

He has been ordered to pay £20 per month starting from Wednesday, May 31.