Two 'struggling' mums who stole up to £2,250 worth of toiletries from Boots said they sold the items on the black market to help them get through the cost-of-living crisis.
Kelly Rowlands and Stephanie Goulding shoplifted washing, cleaning and cosmetic products during two separate trips to the same branch of the retail chain, a court was told. The pair then planned to sell the stolen items.
The single parents said they were struggling financially due to soaring bills and lack of support from their children's fathers. Rowlands, 41, and Goulding, 34, were both charged after stalking the aisles of Boot's Southport branch within two months of each other.
