Woman repaid stolen £3,000

A mother of two who admitted stealing £3,000 from a chemist shop where she worked has been placed on probation for a year

A mother of two who admitted stealing £3,000 from a chemist shop where she worked has been placed on probation for a year. The Magistrates' Court in Magherafelt, Co Derry, heard yesterday that Lorna Mabel Patterson (35), from Oaklea Road, Ballyronan, outside the town, had repaid the money.

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