Woman punched Tesco worker and threatened staff with a needle after stealing vodka
She concealed the vodka in a duffle bag.
This is the moment a woman punched a Tesco worker in the face after she was caught trying to steal vodka worth almost £100.
Joleen Maughan, 37, entered the Tesco store on March 20 in Hampton, Cambridgeshire, with a duffle bag used to conceal the vodka.
She was seen picking four bottles off the shelves on CCTV before covering herself up with her coat and leaving behind the trolley.
Staff confronted her as she left the shop but she threatened them with a needle and punched one in the face.
Police arrived at the scene and found her nearby and she was charged with theft and assault.
Maughan appeared at Huntingdon Magistrates Court on March 21 and she was released on bail.
But almost two weeks later on April 2 she entered Boots and left with two Ted Baker gift boxes.
She was arrested and later charged on suspicion of theft and breaching her criminal behaviour order (CBO), which was issued last year.
Maughan has been sentenced to 12 weeks in prison after admitting all offences.
She has also been ordered to pay £50 in compensation to the victim.
PC Ruth Watson said: ‘Assaults and abuse towards retail staff is unacceptable and no one should be subjected to this treatment, especially in the workplace.
‘The CBO gives us greater powers when it comes to Maughan’s offending, as if she is found to be in breach of the order, we are able to arrest her and put her back before the courts.’
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