shoplifting spree across the Midlands.A gang of Romanian women from Birmingham swiped products from stores in Telford, Bristol and Worcester – while making off with a huge haul from a branch of John Lewis.But when caught, the gang claimed the crimes were "spur of the moment" – with one pleading that she did not realise stealing was a crime.Two of the women – 18-year-old Angelica Marin and 24-year-old Samariteanca Bucurestean – were sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday.The pair – both mothers of three children each – were handed community orders, BirminghamLive reports.Prosecutor Alison Scott-Jones said: "The case concerns a group of women travelling around the country visiting busy shopping venues and blatantly stealing large.
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