Woman gets jail for stealing milk powder, says she was acting on motherly instinct

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Woman gets jail for stealing milk powder, says she was acting on motherly instinct
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SINGAPORE: A woman went on a theft spree at three malls in a day, stealing 15 tins of milk powder, cosmetics and Lego toys. Indonesian national Cynthia, who goes by a single name, was sentenced to three weeks' jail on Wednesday (Jun 21). She pleaded guilty to two counts of stealing milk powder. A

SINGAPORE: A woman went on a theft spree at three malls in a day, stealing 15 tins of milk powder, cosmetics and Lego toys.

Cynthia told the court that she stole the milk powder out of"motherly instinct" and that she wanted to"help my baby's hunger". Cynthia then went to Sephora at Bugis+ where she stole cosmetics, including two face palettes, liquid blush and a bottle of toner serum.Cynthia was detained by the loss prevention officer at Cold Storage, who called the police. All the stolen items were recovered from the woman and she was later arrested and remanded.

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