Stylist found guilty of straighteners' theft
A HAIRDRESSER has been found guilty of stealing almost 1,000 pairs of hair straighteners from an award-winning Edinburgh salon and selling them on the internet.
Mark McMorrine, 37, stole the top-of-the-range GHD irons – which sell for up to 140 each in shops – from Charlie Miller Hairdressing in the Ocean Terminal salon, where he was the manager, and another salon.
He then sold 946 pairs of irons on the internet auction site eBay, raking in 62,000.
A jury at Edinburgh Sheriff Court yesterday found him guilty of theft and fraud. McMorrine will remain on bail until he is sentenced next month after reports.
The Crown is now taking steps under the Proceeds of Crime Act to retrieve some of the money he made.
Charlie Miller, 63, the salon owner, said: "I'm glad it's all over, for everyone's sake, and happy that justice has been done."
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