Travel agent from Lancaster stole almost £50,000 from store

A Lancaster woman has admitted stealing almost £50,000 from a travel company where she was employed as assistant manager.
By The Newsroom
Published 11th Jan 2021, 10:55 GMT
Updated 11th Jan 2021, 10:58 GMT
The case was heard at Carlisle Crown Court. Image copyright Google Maps.The case was heard at Carlisle Crown Court. Image copyright Google Maps.
The case was heard at Carlisle Crown Court. Image copyright Google Maps.

Layla Hayhurst did not audit a £3.95 foreign currency buy-back guarantee on 12,461 separate occasions while working at the Tui store in Kendal, but issued the refund which she then claimed.

The 30-year-old, of Siding Close, Lancaster, admitted theft at an earlier hearing at Carlisle Crown Court.

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She received a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, at Carlisle Crown Court for the theft over three years at TUI's branch in Highgate, Kendal.

She also was given 200 hours unpaid work and a three-month night-time curfew.

A Tui UK spokesperson said: “We take all criminal activity very seriously and will always investigate and report such matters to the police where evidence of wrongdoing exists.

“We would like to thank the police for their support and quick action in dealing with this case so effectively. We hope the outcome serves as some comfort to those impacted.”