A COURT today ordered a 51-year-old woman to pay back £635,755 she took from a vets.

Susan MacDonald, of Duffield Close, Abingdon, appeared at Oxford Crown Court for a Proceeds of Crime Application hearing.

Judge Christopher Compston ordered MacDonald to return the money to Abivale Veterinary Clinic within six months.

MacDonald was jailed for five years last November after admitting taking more than £900,000.