Parents who use children to shoplift ‘should pay’

An organisation representing retailers wants gardaí to charge parents with being accessories to crime if it is believed that they are using their children to shoplift.

Retail Excellence made the call at the Garda Retail Forum held at Garda headquarters in Harcourt Street last week.

“Many of our retailers have reported a rise in the number of unscrupulous parents who are using their children to rob and pilfer high-end items so they can sell these items on for profit,” said Lorraine Higgins of Retail Excellence.