Looter jailed
Date published: 29 August 2011
A FAILSWORTH woman has been jailed for 18 months after helping herself to booze from Tesco during the Manchester riot.
Mother-of-one Jade Wallace (22), of Hale Lane, admitted burglary at Manchester Crown Court after twice taking lager from the Princess Street store.
A convicted shoplifter, Wallace was caught carrying bottles of alcohol and a pack of razor blades. She snatched the goods during widespread looting.
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