# Just how low can the criminal class stoop? Caught on CCTV, the three-year-old in pyjamas shoplifting while her mother stands guard and a sibling acts as decoy

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/just-how-low-can-the-criminal-class-stoop-caught-on-cctv-the-three-year-old-in-pyjamas-shoplifting-while-her-mother-stands-guard-and-a-sibling-acts-as-decoy/
- Published: 2026-11-13T19:13:36+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T19:20:33+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16291073/Just-low-criminal-class-stoop-Caught-CCTV-three-year-old-pyjamas-shoplifting-mother-stands-guard-sibling-acts-decoy.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Glasgow shop CCTV appears to show a young child stealing sweets.
- Scottish shoplifting offences reached 56,920 in the year to June 2026.
- One retailer reports more thefts and assaults on staff this year.

## Summary

A Glasgow shop owner says CCTV captured a young child stealing sweets while her mother appeared to keep watch and a younger sibling acted as a decoy. The account has renewed concerns about children being drawn into shoplifting and the wider impact of retail crime on workers and independent businesses.

The article reports that recorded shoplifting in Scotland rose 20 per cent to 56,920 offences in the year to June 2026, and has more than doubled since 2022. The shop owner’s business recorded 383 thefts or attempted thefts so far in 2026, up 29 per cent on the same period last year; it also reported 12 staff assaults and 124 fuel drive-offs this year.

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