The owner of Joey's Discount Store, Abu Ubaid, was fined 12,000 for selling a kitchen knife to a 12-year-old. He pleaded guilty after Waltham Forest trading standards conducted a test purchase. During the trial, Ubaid explained that a trainee was left in charge due to a family emergency and was unaware that selling knives to minors was illegal. Additional illegal tobacco products were also discovered, leading to a total penalty of 15,398, which included fines and costs related to the underage sale and possession of illegal items.
A Leyton shop owner has been fined 12,000 after a 12-year-old was sold a kitchen knife, following a test purchase carried out by Waltham Forest trading standards.
Councillor Khevyn Limbajee stated that leaving an unattended trainee in charge of a business is a grave abdication of responsibility and an unacceptable excuse for underage sales.
The store owner claimed he left a trainee in charge due to a family emergency, and the trainee reportedly did not know selling a knife to a minor was illegal.
A total penalty of 15,398 was imposed, which included fines for the underage sale of a knife and possession of illegal cigarettes and vapes.
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