Antrim woman was shoplifting 'for some sort of thrill'
A court was told a woman shoplifted "for some sort of thrill to try and feel alive".
The comment was made by a defence barrister for Laura Elizabeth Gorman (36), of Beechview Courtyard in Crumlin.
The defendant took items worth £42 from a shop in Crumlin between May 28 and June 6 last year.
Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena, was told the defendant had a record.
District Judge Nigel Broderick said it was the defendant's eleventh conviction for theft and if she continues to shoplift she will end up in prison.
She was given a six months prison term, suspended for 18 months. She was also ordered to pay compensation of £42.