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Shoplifter in syringe attack gets 3 years
A syringe-wielding shoplifter has been jailed for three years after he stabbed a store security officer just days after being given bail.
The victim, who worked at a store in Bramley, Leeds, had undergone medical tests after it emerged that heroin addict Michael Dale was infected with Hepatitis C, Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday.
But the complainant, who was injured in June, faces an anxious six months wait before he will learn if he has contracted any infection as a result.
Days before the incident in Bramley, homeless Dale, 34, had gone into the Somerfield store in Headingley, Leeds, to steal food.
After he was challenged he produced a syringe and waved the hypodermic needle towards staff.
Dale, who has an extensive record for shoplifting and violence, was given bail, but four days later used another syringe to stab a security officer in the groin at the Bramley store.
Dale pleaded guilty to various offences including theft and affray in relation to the first incident and theft, possessing an offensive weapon and assault in respect of the stabbing.
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