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Former Criminology Lecturer Gets Suspended Term for £12,000 Sainsbury’s Theft Spree

The former criminology lecturer turned life coach was found to have targeted supermarkets to fund a drug addiction.

Overview

  • Southampton Crown Court imposed a 44-week custodial sentence suspended for 18 months after a campaign of high-value shoplifting.
  • The sentence includes rehabilitation activity days, 100 hours of unpaid work, and £1,800 in compensation to Sainsbury’s.
  • Al Said is banned from all Sainsbury’s stores in England and Wales for 18 months under a court order.
  • The seven thefts across 2024 and 2025 netted £11,964, largely premium alcohol concealed in trolleys under clothing, with one incident at Waitrose.
  • Prosecutors and the judge said the goods were sold to fund a drug addiction, and coverage notes her prior notoriety and rebrand as life coach Pauline Tusien.