A thieving plane passenger thought she could beat security at the UK's busiest airport when she brazenly helped herself to a handbag.
Blatant Gemma Rowell, who has nine offences for shoplifting on her record, the majority of which having been committed in the last 12 months, was captured on CCTV taking the designer bag from Kurt Geiger, inside London's Heathrow Airport. The 33-year-old then left the store without paying before boarding a flight to visit her partner.
Unfortunately for her, Rowell was easily identified and appeared at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court this week to plead guilty to one count of shop theft. She was ordered to pay Kurt Geiger £159 compensation, which was the price of the bag she took.
