OAP caught on CCTV stealing flowers from 11-year-old's grave fined £300 after court hears how she lost her husband and mother after her son committed suicide

A woman who stole flowers from a child’s grave wept as she was brought to justice yesterday.

A hidden camera caught Berta Manzanero, 71, taking four potted plants worth £15.
After the images were published, Manzanero’s disgusted daughter phoned police and identified her.

Yesterday she was fined £300 after admitting theft. 


She was supported by her son-in-law, but her daughter was not at Redbridge Magistrates’ Court in East London.

The family of 11-year-old road crash victim Robert Stringer, who was killed more than 30 years ago, installed the camera after thieves targeted his grave at Rippleside Cemetery in Barkingside almost every fortnight for 18 months.

They put up a sign pleading for the thefts to stop but it did not work, and others complained that they too had fallen victim.     Read Full