A WOMAN who stole almost £400 of stock from the Southampton Primark store has avoided punishment.
Ellie O'Rourke stole items worth £385 from the retail giant in Above Bar Street.
Appearing before Southampton Magistrates' Court, the 21-year-old pleaded guilty to the single count of shoplifting that happened on December 12 last year.
She was discharged conditionally for six months.
O'Rourke of Barns Road, Ferndown, was ordered to pay just £85 in court costs and a £22 victim surcharge.
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