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A woman has been charged over the theft of a handbag and purses at two high-end supermarkets.
Bernadette Christina Whelan, 48, of Dorset Road, Christchurch, has been charged with two counts of theft from the person of another.
It follows a report of a handbag and purse being stolen from Marks & Spencer in Station Road, New Milton on Monday 22 January.
Police also received a report of a purse being stolen from Waitrose in Hythe on Tuesday, 7 November last year.
Whelan has been remanded in police custody to appear at Southampton Magistrates’ Court today.
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