A postman who dumped hundreds of letters and parcels has been fined more than £2,300.
Sandeep Singh refused to deliver in Nottingham because he said his Royal Mail bag was too heavy.
He had lost more than three stone after breaking up with his girlfriend, a court heard. To lighten his load, the 27-year-old threw parcels away or hoarded them at his home.
Nottingham magistrates were told he dumped 229 letters in bins over three weeks, deeming them 'unimportant junk mail'. He kept 50 items of post in his car boot and in his bedroom in Bramcote.
Singh pleaded guilty to theft and delaying delivery of post, but was spared jail on Thursday.
He was sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid work and must pay £2,384.32.
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