Handbag nicker grabbed £20k of designer brands from Harrods

A woman stole almost £20,000 worth of luxury handbags from Harrods using an electronic de-tagger and wire cutters, a court heard. Margarita del carmen Valdes Torres, 38, stole the bags between 25 October 2023 and 10 May 2024. The brands included Hermes, Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino and Chanel with a value of £19,000. Valdes Torres, a Spanish national, admitted four counts of theft from a shop and going equipped for theft on 18 May 2024. She was due to be…