A MAN with memory problems who snatched frozen food from a shop later said he did not remember committing the crime.

Adam Jonathon Graves smuggled out gammon and chicken after strolling into the Lincolnshire Co-operative store on Woodhall Drive in Lincoln.

Lincoln Magistrates' Court heard that he was banned from the shop at the time.

Jim Clare, prosecuting, said: "Staff reviewed CCTV, which showed him selecting items from the chiller cabinet before leaving without paying."

Graves, 40, of Roughton Court in Lincoln, admitted stealing the food.

Justin Atkinson, in mitigation, said Graves had memory problems.

He said: "Despite the lack of recollection, he pleads guilty at the first opportunity."

Graves was ordered to pay £90.