A WOMAN has been fined after stealing furniture worth £1,500.

Winifred McDonagh, 30, of Knights, Basildon appeared in Southend Magistrates Court on October 25.

She was charged with theft - other - including theft by finding, on February 17 in she stole furniture to the value of £1,500 belonging to Beau Interiors.

She indicated plea of guilty on the same day.

She was handed a community order and told to carry out unpaid work for 80 hours, to pay compensation of £1000, a surcharge to fund victim services of £95 and costs of £145 to the Crown Prosecution Service and an application was made for benefit deductions of £1,240.00.