Jury rejects Chihuahua shopper’s shaggy dog story

A shoplifter who carried her pet Chihuahua in her handbag to distract staff is facing jail. Angelica Zabrodina, 48, engaged checkout workers in conversation about her pooch while trying to pass cheap goods off as desinger brands at TK Maxx shops across London. Six times between October 10 and November 8 2018 she returned eight bogus items to five different stores swindling £1,236.96 from the business. On one occasion Zabrodina was seen on CCTV buying two bottles of perfume worth…