Mother, girl nabbed over shoe shop thievery

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The eight-year-old girl who had allegedly taken Rs.55,000 from a shoe shop in Ingiriya with the help of her mother, had been taken into Police custody last night, the Police said.

The CCTV cameras installed inside the shop had captured footage showing the mother encouraging the daughter to steal the money, the Police said.

The daughter had opened the drawer of the shop and taken out the money, while the shop owner was busy selling shoes to customers, according to Police.

The suspects including the 40-year-old mother were produced in Horana Magistrate’s Court.

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