Bank theft accused set to stand trial

By Harriet Ernstsons Tuesday 26 February 2013 Updated: 27/02 12:37

A MAN charged with stealing more than £750,000 from a Redditch bank is set to stand trial next month.

Benjamin Sookia of Outwood Close, Oakenshaw, will appear at Worcester Crown Court on March 25 after a hearing before magistrates on Monday (February 25).

He is alleged to have taken £752,115 from the Halifax branch in the town centre while working as a counter support officer. Money was taken from an account used to supply funds to an ATM machine between September 2011 and July 2012.

The 26-year-old, who has been suspended from work, has not yet entered a plea against three count of theft by an employee totalling £187,115 and a further three counts of fraud by abuse of position worth £565,000.

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