Tesco worker Christine St Michaels stole £250 from the tills but avoided jail and community service after complaining of headaches and nosebleeds . A Tesco worker who stole £250 from the tills has avoided jail or community service after complaining that she suffers from headaches and nosebleeds . Christine St Michaels , 33 , was spotted on CCTV slipping money into her pockets as she filled up cash registers at the Leytonstone branch in north east London . She initially refused to empty her pockets when confronted by customer manager Robert Sharman , but St Michaels eventually revealed the £250 in cash . Tesco staff are barred from having any personal cash on them while they are working . St Michaels , who had worked at the Tesco branch for 12 years , was found guilty of theft and ordered to pay a £250 restitution order and £500 in prosecution costs . But she was not ordered to carry out community service after Snaresbrook Crown Court heard she suffers regular headaches and nosebleeds . She received a nine-month prison sentence , suspended for two years , in addition to a three-month curfew . Criticising a pre-sentence report suggesting St Michaels should be exempt from community service , Judge Simon Freeland QC said : 'This trial included normal working hours , this defendant gave evidence to the jury and was cross examined . 'She did n't require any form of facility to deal with these headaches and nosebleeds and there were no outward manifestations of discomfort whatsoever . ' During her trial St Michaels claimed the CCTV footage of her slipping the notes into her pocket was actually her 'double checking ' to make sure no notes had accidentally fallen out of the cash tray into the bottom of the drawer . She claimed : 'It was money I had had in my pocket because I was going to take it to the bank - I had accumulated it over time at home . 'It was money that had been lying around . I thought 'Let me just put it in my account ' . ' Snaresbrook Crown Court heard how the cashier told Mr Sharman : ' I know this looks bad , but it 's my own money , I was going to put it in the bank and I forgot it was in my pocket . ' Judge Freeland said : 'This was a significant breach of trust . 'On the 6 February of this year following a fully and strenuously contested trial you were convicted of one count of theft from Tesco - something which was a serious and flagrant breach of trust . 'You had been employed as a cashier at a Leytonstone branch of Tesco for some 12 years , up to the 24 April 2013 . 'You were summarily dismissed following the observations of the store manager which led to your trial and conviction . 'Your duties included doing the change run before the store opened . She was spotted on CCTV slipping money into her pockets as she filled up cash registers at the Leytonstone branch in north east London ( not pictured ) 'Your duties were to the extent that you were trusted not only to be honest but to act with complete integrity . 'You were observed by Robert Sharman , the store manager , who had access to viewing the CCTV , and he saw you helping yourself to monies , misappropriating them and putting them into your pocket . 'This was to the extent that you were caught red handed with your hands literally in the till . 'This involved a flagrant breach of trust and I have no doubt that you thought about what you were going to go , and you planned what you were going to do . 'It was consistent in as much as it involved four tills and not merely one till . ' Judge Freeland added that a pre-sentence report indicated St Michaels displayed 'not one shred ' of remorse . At an earlier hearing , the cashier 's barrister Stephen Talbot-Hadley said : 'This defendant is now 33-years-old , as a result of her arrest she was immediately dismissed from Tesco - that 's not a mitigating factor but she 's since been on employment support allowance of £72.40 per week . 'She 's not someone who has any drug or alcohol problems - she lives with her mother , her sister and her two nephews . 'Her father died in 1982 and her mother has been responsible for the family since then . ' Mr Talbot-Hadley said St Michaels ' only income came in the form of the fortnightly benefit , before adding there was 'no evidence of a lavish lifestyle . ' 'She has asked me to express her genuine remorse to the court having reflected on the matter , ' he continued . 'As a consequence of her behaviour she has lost her employment , but more moreover the nature of this particular offence will mean it will have a significant impact on her future job prospects . 'It is also right to say that hitherto she was a person of good character . ' As part of her electronic curfew St Michaels must remain at home between the hours of 7pm and 7am for the next three months . She was ordered to pay a £250 restitution order and £500 in prosecution costs . St Michaels from Wanstead denied but was convicted of one charge of theft .
Christine # ##ier , 33 , was arrested on CCTV stealing £ 250 from tills . lady cashier was found guilty of theft and ordered to pay £ 750 in costs . But she was not jailed or ordered to carry out community service . She complained to police that she had headaches and nosebleeds . Cashier received a nine - month prison sentence , suspended for two years .