A thief told a court "I just wanted a lamp" after she was caught stealing from the same store twice in two days.
As previously reported on Chroniclelive in July this year, Gemma Rowell was fined £369 after she helped herself to £1,200-worth of perfume and clothes from Fenwick. On that occasion, the 32-year-old claimed it was a one-off as she was desperate for money but had found a job and would stay out of trouble in future.
However, just six weeks later, Rowell gave in to temptation by twice targeting B & Q, in North Shields, in just 48 hours and stealing a lamp and laser leveller, worth a total of £205. This time, she gave the excuse that she was renovating her home on Broxburn Close, in Wallsend, a court was told.
