A 27-year-old woman was today sentenced to a suspended jail term after she admitted to stealing €700 from a cash register in a Mellieha shop in July.

The case took place in the afternoon of 17 July, and while a shop attendant was briefly left the post at the Beach Emporium, Gzira resident Stephanie Micallef took money from the cash register and left.

The incident was captured on CCTV, and Ms Micallef was arrested after she was identified by a police officer.

She admitted to the theft on her arraignment, prompting Magistrate Edwina Grima to sentence her to a 6-month jail term suspended for two years.

Ms Micallef was also ordered to repay the shop’s owner within six months.

Inspector Sandra Zammit prosecuted.