Boy's dropped sandwich will cost parents £600
The schoolboy, who has not been identified by Barnsley Council, was prosecuted after he was seen dumping the half-eaten sandwich on West Street, in Hoyland, last April.
He was given a fixed penalty notice for 75 but because he was a child, was offered the alternative of completing a two-hour litter pick close to his Elsecar home instead.
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Hide AdThe council said the boy was offered six opportunities to attend a litter pick but failed to attend any of them.
He and his parents then failed to attend two court hearings, one in October and a second hearing earlier this month.
Barnsley magistrates found the child guilty in his absence and sentenced him via his mother to a 250 fine. His parents were also ordered to pay prosecution costs of 368.50 and a victim surcharge of 15, totalling 633.50.
Council litter spokesman Coun Roy Miller said: "I am saddened by this child's parents' inability to accept responsibility for their son's actions.
"Instead of her son spending a couple of hours helping out in the community, the mother now has to pay over 600."