A THIEF will be sentenced at Bradford Crown Court next month after he admitted stealing four charity collection boxes from a book shop and cafe.

Mokadam Ahmed, 35, of Manningham Lane, admitted stealing a charity bucket containing £50 at Food2Go in Manningham Lane on December 13 last year.

He also pleaded guilty to stealing three collection boxes, containing an unknown value of cash, belonging to The Book Centre, White Abbey Road, on September 13 last year.

He also admitted failing to surrender to police bail at Trafalgar House police station on January 21 when he appeared before Bradford and Keighley magistrates.

Ahmed was granted unconditional bail to appear at Bradford Crown Court to be sentenced on March 24.