Joanne Sagar, 44, of Hazel Garth in Knottingley, stole £27,530.97 while working in the accounts department of a solicitors based in Barnsley. While being sentenced for the single charge of theft at Leeds Crown Court today (Tuesday), the court heard that Sagar was in an abusive relationship at the time and was “fearful of repercussions”. The thefts took place between December 2019 and January 2021 while Sagar was employed at the company. For the prosecution, Amber Walker said that Sagar had been... Read this story
