Vandal's TEN YEARS to pay bill for smashing up slot machines at Northampton Coral bookies

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Court tells 45-year-old to come up with £5,666.82 at £50 a month... which will take until January 2031

A vandal will be paying a Northampton bookies £50 a month for the next TEN YEARS after smashing up three slot machines.

Walter Wanye Fominyam admitted causing criminal damage worth nearly £5,500 to three gambling machines belonging to Coral Betting on August 25 this year.

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Prosecution costs and a surcharge to fund victim services took the 45-year-old's total bill to £5,666.82 when he appeared at Northampton Magistrates Court on Monday (November 1).

Fominyam must foot a bill of nearly £5,500 for damaging three slot machines at Coral bookiesFominyam must foot a bill of nearly £5,500 for damaging three slot machines at Coral bookies
Fominyam must foot a bill of nearly £5,500 for damaging three slot machines at Coral bookies

Fominyam, of Wellingborough Road, Northampton, was told he would be allowed to pay back the huge sum at £50 a month — meaning his debt is due to be cleared sometime in early 2031.

He was also ordered to carry out 60 hours unpaid work as part of a 12-month community supervision order.