Store thieving act ‘a training session’

A judge has stated that a mother and daughter double act’s thieving spree at Penneys was “purely a training session”.

At Ennis District Court, Judge Patrick Durcan told Winnie Ward, aged 42, and her daughter, Margaret, aged 21, to keep out of Co Clare after they both pleaded guilty to stealing numerous items of clothing at the Ennis outlet during Easter of this year.

Winnie Ward of Latthills, Cavan, stuffed a bag full of clothes worth €97 and Margaret Ward, of the same address, was making off with clothing items worth €38 when they were stopped by a security guard on April 12.