A single mum was flogging pub stock from work on eBay because she "thought everybody was taking the items as well", magistrates heard. Claire Kay worked at Intaspec, Telford Court, Telford Drive, Newark, when she stole beer tap handles and lenses between February and June this year.
Kay wiped away tears as she pleaded guilty to theft by an employee when she appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Thursday (September 29). Her dishonestly came to light when another worker noticed in mid-May stock was going missing which had been ready to go out for delivery.
The stock included beer taps, parts and pub equipment to be distributed to pubs. Kay's colleague started monitoring CCTV, believing a member of staff had perhaps made a mistake. But it became a more regular problem, explained prosecutor Bethany Leigh.
