Peter Atkinson admitted to stealing £547.80 of goods from Asda and Tesco in South Shields.
A serial thief with 63 previous convictions will be one of the first offenders to have her case decided by the new-style Northumbria Women’s Intensive Supervision Court, which aims to curb crime and rehabilitate offenders.
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