A woman has been conditionally discharged after stealing £651.72 worth of items from a supermarket.

Margaret Mary McDonagh, 38, of Scales Road in Tottenham, appeared in Chelmsford Magistrates Court yesterday where she pleaded guilty to stealing hundreds of pounds worth of food and household items from Morrisons in High Road, Loughton, on June 4.

She was given a conditional discharge of no further action unless another crime is committed within 12 months.

McDonagh was also ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge, £85 in court costs and £180 towards a criminal course which she will have to undergo this year.