Pair who targeted Derbyshire cosmetics shop in Halloween incident appear in court

The pair were arrested after returning to the same shop a few days later.

A man and woman are due to be sentenced after admitting shoplifting from a Derbyshire shop.

Claudia-Gabriel Canora and Cosmin Pintilie stole a number of perfumes from The Cosmetic Company at the East Midlands Designer Outlet in Alfreton on Saturday, October 31.

They returned to the shop on Wednesday, November, 4.

Police were called and the pair ran away into a wooded area, with Pintilie pushing a woman to the ground as they made off from the scene.

Officers from various teams, including the drone and dogs unit, were called to the scene and they were found and arrested soon after.

Canora, 26, and Pintilie, 27, both of no fixed abode, were charged with shop theft.

Pintilie was also charged with common assault in relation to pushing a woman over.

Both pleaded guilty to the charges during an appearance at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, November 5.

They are due to be sentenced at the same court today (Monday, November 9).

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