Overview

• Kayleigh Bradley admitted four counts of theft, one count of going equipped for theft and breaching four suspended sentences at Chester Crown Court
• Judge Patrick Thompson rejected further leniency and emphasised the need to protect shopkeepers and deter planned theft
• Prosecutors detailed how Bradley stole more than £4,000 from Cheshire Oaks stores between March and May, including over £3,213 in designer sunglasses
• Court evidence showed she used a foil-lined bag and an online-purchased ‘de-tagger’ to defeat security alarms and police recovered these items after arrest in Rock Ferry
• Defence counsel highlighted Bradley’s traumatic childhood, time in care, domestic abuse and alcohol dependency to argue for rehabilitation rather than custody