£945 bag thief threatened to stab store boss

A woman who helped herself to a £945 handbag and threatened the store manager with a needle was spared jail. Casey O’Toole, 38, was caught stealing the Tote accessory from luxury stationers’ Smythson in Notting Hill, west London on 1 Febuary. O’Toole shoved shop assistant Nelly Ahmetova aside then threatened to stab the retail manager, Alexkandra Wozniak, with a needle. Ms Ahmetova said she felt scared after the incident, adding: ‘I was never assaulted or threatened by anyone before.’ Ms…