A SHOPLIFTER has been fined after a hat-trick of thefts from a clothing shop.
Emma Clements pinched items from Peacocks store in West Avenue, Clacton, between November and January.
The first time a man she was with bit a security tag off a £22 skirt, the second she grabbed a £45 coat and finally they took a £10 pair of children's shoes.
She admitted three thefts at Colchester Magistrates' Court.
The court heard Clements, of Singer Avenue, Jaywick, was struggling for cash at the time.
The 28-year-old was fined £60 and must pay £38.50 compensation to the store.
She was also ordered to pay a £32 victim surcharge.
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