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hi just joined, desperatly need some advice,, my poor mum age 66 has been stopped at tesco for shoplifting and because she pleaded none guilty as advised by solicitor they are taking her to court... please read the rest before you judge her
my mum is 66 years of age , and not once in those years has she ever done any thing wrong, she is such a lovely, kind person who i wouldnt expect any one in our small town would have a bad word for, any way this particular day , unbeknown to us she has been worrying about my dad who has been diagnosed with a aneyusm in his chest which they will keep eye on , but if worsens could kill him or he will need a serious operation which will mean heart stopping. they hadnt told us this as , my sister 7 years ago lost her voice box due to a rare aggressive cancer, so i think they thought do not worry us unless have to... any way , her mum died of this sudden aneusym 4 years ago, so she has had all this stress and worry on her shoulders thinking my dad will go the same way, this day she went shopping my dad had been complaining of pains in arm chest etc, but wouldnt call the docs, my dads one of those oh its a bug....
but my mum is a bad worrier, she rushed round tesco getting a bit of shopping , my sister had asked her to get her some cough throat spray when she went in next so had that on mind to get, some how and shes not sure how , she always takes one of the large bag for lifes in trolley and she was seen on camera putting the stuff for my sister in the bag, but all she can think in her daze was she was thinking thats hers keep seperate, her mind truely wasnt on her shopping this day, anyway after getting through the tills, she was stopped , she was so shocked and upset and couldnt even remember putting it there.
the security were so awful to her, its a shop she goes in most days and staff prob know her well, they called the police.... the goods were worth 8 pound
anyway she had to go to the police station the day after and had a duty solicitor, who advised her to say how it was that she was sorry if had taken them but was done in error and explained all what had been going on..
we were then shocked 2 week later to be told they are taking her to court, the solicitor is also shocked for that amount and because never done a thing wrong in her life
all im asking please is a little advice on what is likely to happen if she pleads not guilty, will they then send it on to crown court?
im so worried about her as she is so distressed, not sleeping, her mind doesnt seem her own she has even gone to the doctors today for sleeping pills, im scared the stress of it all will kill her she has lost so much weight and looks frail,
we are a family who have never been in trouble so really do not know how things work, shes so scared it will go in the local paper
thank you for any advice x
my mum is 66 years of age , and not once in those years has she ever done any thing wrong, she is such a lovely, kind person who i wouldnt expect any one in our small town would have a bad word for, any way this particular day , unbeknown to us she has been worrying about my dad who has been diagnosed with a aneyusm in his chest which they will keep eye on , but if worsens could kill him or he will need a serious operation which will mean heart stopping. they hadnt told us this as , my sister 7 years ago lost her voice box due to a rare aggressive cancer, so i think they thought do not worry us unless have to... any way , her mum died of this sudden aneusym 4 years ago, so she has had all this stress and worry on her shoulders thinking my dad will go the same way, this day she went shopping my dad had been complaining of pains in arm chest etc, but wouldnt call the docs, my dads one of those oh its a bug....
but my mum is a bad worrier, she rushed round tesco getting a bit of shopping , my sister had asked her to get her some cough throat spray when she went in next so had that on mind to get, some how and shes not sure how , she always takes one of the large bag for lifes in trolley and she was seen on camera putting the stuff for my sister in the bag, but all she can think in her daze was she was thinking thats hers keep seperate, her mind truely wasnt on her shopping this day, anyway after getting through the tills, she was stopped , she was so shocked and upset and couldnt even remember putting it there.
the security were so awful to her, its a shop she goes in most days and staff prob know her well, they called the police.... the goods were worth 8 pound
anyway she had to go to the police station the day after and had a duty solicitor, who advised her to say how it was that she was sorry if had taken them but was done in error and explained all what had been going on..
we were then shocked 2 week later to be told they are taking her to court, the solicitor is also shocked for that amount and because never done a thing wrong in her life
all im asking please is a little advice on what is likely to happen if she pleads not guilty, will they then send it on to crown court?
im so worried about her as she is so distressed, not sleeping, her mind doesnt seem her own she has even gone to the doctors today for sleeping pills, im scared the stress of it all will kill her she has lost so much weight and looks frail,
we are a family who have never been in trouble so really do not know how things work, shes so scared it will go in the local paper
thank you for any advice x
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