Magistrates have banned a man from atria Watford after he admitted a shoplifting spree worth over £1,200.

Silviu Branzei, of Brixton Road in Watford, appeared at Hatfield Magistrates' Court yesterday (September 9) charged with three counts of theft from shopping centre businesses.

The 34-year-old pleaded guilty to stealing £544.96 worth of clothes from Superdry on August 5, multiple Dior perfumes worth £530 on August 17, and a pair of Prada sunglasses worth £220 from Boots on Sunday, September 8.

Branzei was released on conditional bail and banned from entering the shopping centre before his  sentencing hearing at St Albans Magistrates’ Court on October 3. 

Also in court:

Selina Keogh, of St Albans Road in Watford, appeared at Guildford Magistrates' Court and Family Court on Tuesday (September 3) accused of multiple assaults against different women in Woking on March 20.

The 38-year-old admitted assault by beating of one woman and using threatening or abusive language towards another, but denied common assault towards two more women.

Keogh was banned from entering The Herbert Wells JD Wetherspoon in Woking until the trial at Staines Magistrates' Court on April 14, 2025. Keogh was banned from entering The Herbert Wells JD Wetherspoon in Woking until the trial at Staines Magistrates' Court on April 14, 2025. (Image: Google Maps) Keogh was released on conditional bail and banned from entering The Herbert Wells JD Wetherspoon in Woking until the trial at Staines Magistrates' Court on April 14, 2025.