London - A great-grandmother believed to be one of Britain’s oldest shoplifters has admitted going on a five-year crime spree – because she is bored.
June Humphreys, 79, from Crewe, has been left with a criminal record "like a teenage heroin addict" after clocking up her 39th offence for theft.
The pensioner was most recently caught by a supermarket security guard stealing items from two stores in Stafford on December 12 last year. When quizzed about her motives, Humphreys replied:"‘I’m bored, I suppose. I just wanted to get out of Crewe."
She was fined £80 (about R1 300) and ordered to pay £135 costs when she appeared before magistrates in Cannock, Staffordshire, on Friday.