Heroin addict stole from Tesco
Published Date:
29 August 2008
A HEROIN addict with a £200 a day habit admitted stealing to order from Brighouse Tesco.
Natasha Lee, 29, took a shopping list of more than £70 worth of make-up from the store on August 16.
She told police who arrested her she had taken the items to fund her drug-taking.
She admitted theft and breach of bail at Calderdale Magistrates Court.
Carole Lawford, prosecuting, said: "She placed the items in her bag and walked past all points of payment before being stopped by security guards."
Joanne Lata, for Lee of Jacinth Court in Huddersfield, said she had fallen heavily into drug use during the last 12 months and the crime was a cry for help.
Sentencing of Lee, who had a list of previous convictions but none since 2001, was adjourned for reports until September 19.
The full article contains 144 words and appears in Evening Courier newspaper.
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Last Updated:
29 August 2008 8:11 AM
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Source:
Evening Courier
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Location:
Halifax
