An alleged shoplifter has been caught stealing from a shop in the city centre. 

The man was caught with three pairs of headphones and a phone case according to the security officer. 

The incident happened today (November 5) at a shop in the city centre. 

The security guard who caught the man said: "I caught this man concealing £80 worth of stock from the shop. 

"As we go into the Christmas fair and Christmas shopping period I only see this getting worse.

"He concealed three bass headphones and a phone case in his rucksack and walked out of the store. 

"I stopped him and took him back inside the store where he complied and recovered the stock."

Police were not called to the incident because the man complied and the stock was recovered.