Single mother of four stole Christmas tree from Asda then drove off in her BMW
A woman who stole a £100 Christmas tree from Asda in Antrim town left in her BMW X1.
Sabrina Mary McDonagh, 34, of Glendale Road in Londonderry, took the tree on November 23 last year.
A prosecutor said the tree was recovered and was fit for re-sale.
The defendant was sentenced at Antrim Magistrates' Court, sitting in Ballymena, today.
She was apprehended at a nearby McDonald's Restaurant in Antrim on November 23.
A defence solicitor said the defendant is a single mother of four children.
District Judge Nigel Broderick said the defendant had a record of 13 previous convictions, including eight for theft and one for handling stolen goods.
He asked: "What would happen if she went to prison? Does she think she is immune from prison and I will not send her to prison?"
The judge told the defendant: "I don't say these things lightly. Do you understand that if you keep going into shops and stealing things you will end up going to prison?"
The defendant was given a four-month jail term, suspended for 18 months.