Pregnant woman jailed for stealing €70 perfume

A pregnant woman has been jailed for stealing a bottle of perfume in a case in which a warrant was issued to ensure the key witness came to court.

Alina Rostas, aged 28, was found guilty of stealing the bottle of Flowerbomb perfume from Crowley’s Pharmacy in Drimoleague, West Cork, on October 6. She was living at 2 Collins Apartments at the time.

Judge James McNulty was shown CCTV footage from the pharmacy which appeared to show Rostas placing the perfume, worth over €70, in her bag before she approached the counter and paid for some fake nails. She denied the charge.