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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Alan McEwen

Thief who stole funeral flowers left by relatives of cancer victim smirks as she walks free from court

A GRIEVING family waited nearly 18 months for the woman who stole their 88-year-old mum’s funeral flowers to get the sentence she deserved.

But then Scotland’s justice system decided to let the thief walk out of court without any punishment.

Gail Lafferty went into a garden of remembrance at a crematorium and stole wreaths spelling out the words “Mum” and “Granny” left by relatives of cancer victim Margaret Mitchell.

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