Coalisland woman who put bottle of wine in coat and left shop without paying fined £100
A 49-year-old woman who stole a bottle of wine from a supermarket in Dungannon, was fined £100 with a £15 offender's levy at the local Magistrates Court on Friday.
Josephine Ward from Innishmore Gardens, Coalisland, pleaded guilty to stealing the wine, value £9.49, belonging to Spar, Quarry Lane, on January 11.
The court heard Ward walked into the store and put the bottle in her coat and left without paying.
Prosecuting counsel said the incident was captured on CCTV, and when police called at her address she asked them if she could pay for it now.
A defence solicitor stressed Ward has no relevant record, and had been taking too much alcohol following a bereavement.
He added that the mother-of-three has been taking steps to address her alcohol issues.
District Judge Francis Rafferty remarked that offering to pay after stealing the wine was “not how it works.”
He ordered the defendant to pay £9.49 restitution to Spar.