Newcastle jewellery store owner 'angry and frustrated' after burglar avoids jail (opens original article in a new tab)

A Newcastle jewellery store owner is upset after a burglar received a suspended sentence and only £200 in compensation for stealing £37,000 worth of jewellery.

• Newcastle jewellery store owner Chevonne Austin expressed anger over a burglar receiving a suspended sentence instead of jail time.
• The burglar, Paul Stewart, was sentenced to eight months in prison with a 12-month suspension and ordered to pay £200 compensation for stealing £37,000 worth of jewellery.
• Chevonne Austin stated the sentence was an 'injustice' and that none of the stolen jewellery has been returned.