A Newport woman who told magistrates she stole groceries because she had no money has been fined after admitting shoplifting from B&M.
Amy Beer, 25, of Scarrots Lane in Newport, admitted a single shoplifting charge when she appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court earlier this week (Friday).
The court heard how on the 10th April, Beer – and another – entered B&M on High Street in Newport and stole groceries and cleaning products to the value of £113.62.
Beer has a total of 15 offences on her record and was last in court back in January for a communications offence for which she was handed a community order.
Defending Beer, her solicitor said that her client was “disappointed in herself to be before the courts again” and that she stole the goods because she had no money at the time.
Magistrates fined Beer £80 and ordered her to pay £113.62 compensation. She was also ordered to pay £85 costs and a £32 surcharge fee.
That should stop her … NOT
So fine will be paid out of tax payers contributions?
No fine will be paid with her next shoplift
More like she was annoyed that she got caught and ended up before the courts again. If they’re trying to imply that she is any way sorry for her crimes, I’m not convinced
Not sure if I believe totally she had no money at the time
Why not lock her up for 6 months? Oh I forgot, the government won’t build new prisons or deport foreign criminals who shouldn’t be here in the first place. Silly me!
Where did it say she’s foreign?
He’s not implying she’s foreign, he’s implying most of the prisons are full of foreigners!
Get a job n work for your money
Why do we not bring back the stocks?
The criminals are exposed and embarrassed and then supermarkets can sell the really old stale and rotten food to throw at the thiefs
All at no cost to the taxpayer
If yer on a Benefit scheme or 2 & u ran outta cash, jus make do with what u got.
I mean, I know the Cost of Living is rising up & all, but, so’s yer payment.
So, jus make do with what u got & w8 fer yer next payment.
If yer THAT desperate, jus go 2 a Food Bank. I’m sure they’ll help.
Time to scrap ones benefits
Y???
If u wunna know what benefit(s) I’m on, I’m on P.I.P (Personal Independence Payment) & U.C (Universal Credit). Those r the only benefits I’m on.
No words……..
Yesterday i witnessed an in-progress shoplifting whilst walking into B and M in fulwood.
He made off on a pushbike whilst a member staff shouted ‘wanna come back and put the stuff back’, which the thief then replied ‘nah, mate’ and then cycled off.
Comical
U mean the b&m store that opened in Fulwood, near Asda on 7th of November, 2019???
And while the Judiciary were at it they told a rapist to stop raping because there aren’t enough prison cells, a ‘fiddler’ to get community service because he wouldn’t be popular in prison, a load of shoplifters to just pay what they owe to the shops and sent a 19 year old down for 4 years for throwing a traffic cone….. Anyone see a really messed up judicial system here?
First off, Beer sounds expensive at this store and how much did they steal? And how did they carry it. Second, I think the placement of this article about B&M appearing right after the article on noise generated in the public toilets while committing a “B M” as in bowel movement, was intention and not very funny.
1stly, Amy’s surname is legit. Look it up.
2ndly, b&m is a store.
3rdly, the journalist who wrote this article didn’t write about Amy having a Bowel Movement.
Read it carefully.