Shop assistant in Wealden prosecuted after selling alcohol to 16-year-old

By Isabella Cipirska
Published 6th Jul 2019, 12:21 BST
The WKD sold to a 16-year-old cadet. Photo: Police Licensing officer Eastbourne, Lewes & Weald/TwitterThe WKD sold to a 16-year-old cadet. Photo: Police Licensing officer Eastbourne, Lewes & Weald/Twitter
The WKD sold to a 16-year-old cadet. Photo: Police Licensing officer Eastbourne, Lewes & Weald/Twitter
A shop assistant has been prosecuted in Wealden for selling alcohol to a 16-year-old, a police licensing officer has confirmed.

Eight premises in Wealden were visited by a 16-year-old police cadet for testing yesterday, according to a tweet from the licensing officer.

One shop assistant was prosecuted for selling the cadet two bottles of WKD.

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The officer wrote in a tweet with a photo of the alcohol: "The premises responsible for the sale of this has been prosecuted.