Reading: Man accused of theft of a banana in Brum cleared by a jury.
Failed banana case cost £20,000
Prosecutors said bringing the case was in the public interestProsecutors say they were justified in spending an estimated £20,000 on the crown court trial of a man who was acquitted of stealing a 25p banana.
James Gallagher allegedly stole the fruit from an Italian restaurant in Birmingham's Bullring Shopping Centre.
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