A THIEF admitted stealing nearly £90 worth of chocolate bars from a supermarket.

Charlotte Orchard, 39, appeared at Oxford Magistrates' Court after stealing £89.74 worth of chocolate from Tesco in Oxford in March.

In England, theft carries a maximum sentence of seven years in prison.

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Orchard, of Cullerne Close in Abingdon, was sentenced to a community order.

As part of that she must take part in a rehabilitation activity for 10 days.

She must also pay a victim surcharge of £95.

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