Harry Potter theft - youth 'has apologised to author'

A teenage boy who became involved in a plot to sell stolen pages of the new Harry Potter book to a tabloid newspaper has written an apology to author J K Rowling, a court heard today.

The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons but comes from near Beccles, Suffolk, admitted receiving stolen goods when he appeared before a youth court in Lowestoft, Suffolk, today.