TWO people have been sent to prison for eight weeks after admitting stealing more than £3,000 worth of perfume, aftershave and cosmetic items from Stansted Airport.

It happened inside World Duty Free at the airport last Tuesday (26 March).

They were alerted after a member of staff saw a man and a woman acting suspiciously.

The woman – 37 year-old Donrina-Irina Filip Catana, of no fixed address – was located in some airside toilets with the stolen items.

The man – 43 year-old Marian Filip, of Stanway Gardens, Edgeware – was found a short time later about to board a flight.

They were both charged with theft and appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on 27 March where they admitted the offences.

They have both been sentenced to eight weeks in prison.