A WOMAN who stole more than £100-worth of make-up from Superdrug in New Milton has been ordered to pay more than £200 in fines and compensation.

Sophie Louise Hobby, of Wootton Road, Tiptoe, was sentenced at Southampton Magistrates’ Court yesterday (January 14).

The sentencing follows an incident at Superdrug, in Station Road, New Milton, on September 15 last year, during which 31-year-old Hobby stole the products.

At yesterday’s hearing, she was ordered to pay £103.90 in compensation, an £80 fine, as well as a £32 victim surcharge.

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PC Tom Jelly, of New Milton Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “I’m pleased for the store in question, as well as the wider business community here, that Hobby has been held accountable for her actions

“Retail crime is one of our local priorities, in addition to all the other work that the team deal with on a daily basis.

“This case should once again demonstrate our commitment to seriously tackling shoplifting across the New Forest.

“I must also place on record my huge thanks to the business concerned in this case for their support throughout our investigation.

“If it wasn’t for their hard work and help along the way, identifying Hobby and getting her to court would have been that much harder.

“I hope this case again sends out a very clear message to others thinking of committing criminality in New Milton. We won’t tolerate it and we will work tirelessly to bring you before the courts.”