Cork woman who stole hundreds of euro worth of goods was working for 'Svengali-type figures'

'Prolific shoplifter' jailed for nine months after pleading guilty to seven more counts of theft

Accused has been jailed for nine months on seven counts of thefts — one of them involving the theft of over €800 worth of items in a trolley from a supermarket.

Older Svengali type figures were operating in the background as a young woman filled trolleys with hundreds of euro worth of goods from stores around Cork and brought them to a waiting car.

Rachel Kelly O’Shea, 29, of Douglas Hall Mews, Blackrock, Cork, has been jailed for nine months on seven counts of thefts — one of them involving the theft of over €800 worth of items in a trolley from a supermarket.