Stealing jewellery was ‘a cry for help’

A shoplifter who used a large cuddly toy to distract staff while she stole exclusive jewellery is back on the streets. American housewife Jutta Curatolo, 52, targeted Harvey Nichols, Liberty, Dolce & Gabbana and Basia Zarzycka in a series of ‘pre-meditated, pre-planned’ thefts. She would ask to inspect gold and diamond jewellery and then vanish while the shop assistant’s back was turned. Privately educated Curatolo lives in a £2m flat in Chelsea, southwest London, but claims she is an alcoholic…