Shoplifters asked shop assistant to help carry stolen goods from Penneys in Cork

Four women who stole €4,777 worth of clothes from Penneys in Cork were so laden with bags that one of them asked for the help of a shop assistant to carry the stolen property out of the shop.

They claimed that, at the time, they believed they had vouchers to take the goods for free.

Inspector Finbarr O’Sullivan said the property was stolen in one visit to the store on September 11, 2016.