Stylist spared jail over theft

Fashion stylist Maria Fusco has been spared a criminal conviction after she pleaded guilty to shoplifting €21 worth of groceries from a supermarket.

The stylist, aged 50, with an address at Leeson Street Upper, in Dublin, was let off when she pleaded guilty yesterday to theft.

She had been charged with stealing €21 worth of groceries from Tesco on Baggot Street, on Aug 21 last, and admitted the offence when she appeared at Dublin District Court.