Peterborough man to appear in court after naked shop theft

A man has been charged following a Peterborough shop theft where the offender was stark naked.

By The Newsroom

Published 16th Mar 2016, 09:07 BST

Updated 16th Mar 2016, 11:14 BST

The naked man captured on CCTV

The naked man captured on CCTV

The theft is said to have happened at the JJ News store in Donaldson Drive, Paston on Monday.

James Maguire, 50, of Holmes Way in Peterborough, has been charged with theft from a shop and two counts of exposure under the Sexual Offences Act.

He has been remanded to appear at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court this morning, Wednesday March 16.

A Cambridgeshire police spokesman said: “We were called at about 3.50pm on Monday, March 14 with reports of a naked man committing an indecent act in Donaldson Drive, Paston.

“It was also reported that the same man stole cigarettes from JJ News, also in Donaldson Drive.”