Victoria Station thief with 260 convictions is jailed

Sherene Small has been jailed for three months <i>(Image: BTP)</i>
Sherene Small has been jailed for three months (Image: BTP)
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A south London woman with over 260 criminal convictions has been jailed for thefts committed at Victoria Station. 

Sherene Small, 50, from Streatham, is described as a “truly prolific” offender who began committing crimes more than 30 years ago.    

Her most recent offences took place between May 4 and May 14, when she stole £300 worth of goods from Oliver Bonas at Victoria Station. 

Last Wednesday, May 21, she was arrested on Kellett Road, Brixton, an area she was banned from entering under by a criminal behaviour order designed to tackle her drug addiction. 

A court previously heard that drug addiction has seen her carry out countless thefts while she also has convictions for violence, mostly when she’s challenged been challenged by her victims. 

At Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Thursday she was sentenced to three months in prison. 

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