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Judge brands ‘law an ass’ as pair charged over alleged theft of 17p paper cups and tea bags from filling station

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Two men accused of stealing tea bags and paper cups from a filling station – in a case which prompted a judge to remark that “the law is an ass” – have been granted legal aid after a lively exchange at Newry Magistrates’ Court....

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