Woman has £8,000 ring stolen after brief encounter with soldier in Lanarkshire
dailyrecord.co.ukA woman had her £8,000 engagement ring stolen after a brief encounter with a former soldier she met on a train.She had been drinking during the journey with Matthew Green who then stayed overnight at her home.When he left the next morning she realised her precious Tiffany ring was missing and contacted the police.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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Green was jailed for two years at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday. He admitted stealing the ring at an unspecified address in Lanarkshire on July 6.
He was on bail for another matter at the time.John Coogan, prosecuting, said the woman, who was not named in court, had been drinking on the train as she returned home from London.He told the court: "The accused boarded the train at Carlisle.
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