‘Louis Vuitton’ birthday cake for designer crook

 
Paul Cheston18 March 2013
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A teenager obsessed with designer labels was given a birthday cake in the shape of a Louis Vuitton handbag after she helped steal £150,000 from a string of bank accounts, a court heard.

Aamna Aliani, 18, bought Christian Louboutin shoes, Dolce & Gabbana clothes and dozens of handbags on an incredible two-month spending spree in 2011.

The teenager, together with accomplices Derrick Mensah, 20, and David Kwarteng, 27, hijacked confidential credit and debit card details from 22 Lloyds TSB customers before they hit the shops.

They blew tens of thousands of pounds at Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Prada stores in Mayfair and drew cash from banks across the capital, Southwark crown court was told.

Aliani and Mensah were each sentenced to a year in prison, suspended for two years. Kwarteng, who has previous convictions for handling stolen goods, was jailed for one year.

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