Hairdresser on £76,000 theft charges

Published on Tuesday 4 March 2008 09:17

A TOP hairdresser has been accused of stealing more than £70,000 of products and equipment while working for Charlie Miller salons and selling them on the eBay website.

Mark McMorrine, 37, has denied the charges against him and is expected to face trial on Monday at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

McMorrine is accused of stealing the items from Miller's salons in Ocean Terminal and South St Andrew Street.

The charges include allegations that he stole hair irons and products worth 76,000 from the hairdressing chain's South St Andrew Street outlet between December 2004 and September 2006.

He was also charged with taking irons from the Ocean Terminal branch between November 2005 and December 2006, and products from the same salon between July 2006 and August 2006.

The stolen items were allegedly sold on internet auction site eBay for a total of 63,000, a charge he also faces.

McMorrine, formerly of Lasswade Court in Lasswade, Midlothian, was released on bail after being charged.

He is understood to now be employed by another Edinburgh salon. He could not be reached for comment.

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