Woman in court over distracting pensioners in Havant house to help her look for cat before accomplice attempted to steal items

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A WOMAN will appear in court after she was accused of distracting pensioners in their Havant house to help her look for a cat before an accomplice attempted to steal items.

Daniela Stoica, 31 of the Green, Slough, has been charged with two counts of dwelling burglary following the incident on April 26.

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It comes after she is accused of knocking on the door of an address in Eastleigh Road before telling a man and a woman in their 80s she was looking for her cat.

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Portsmouth Magistrates' Court. Picture: Chris MoorhousePortsmouth Magistrates' Court. Picture: Chris Moorhouse
Portsmouth Magistrates' Court. Picture: Chris Moorhouse

Police said in a statement: ‘She encouraged the occupants to leave the property and enter the garden in an attempt to help her while a man entered the house and attempted to steal items from inside. Nothing was taken.’

Stoica is due to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

Police have also arrested a 32-year-old man from Bristol in connection with this incident. He has been released on conditional police bail.