43-year-old woman confesses

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A video recording revealed the perpetrator.

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A 43-year-old woman from Flachgau had repeatedly shopped at a furniture store in Flachgau over the past few days, using the self-service checkout. However, she had deliberately scanned the wrong or cheaper labels and thus paid less. 

On Tuesday afternoon, an employee recognized the customer. Video surveillance confirmed the suspicion. According to the police, the customer stated that the unattended self-service checkouts had tempted her to tear off labels from cheaper items and scan them several times while paying for significantly more expensive goods. As a result, she paid hundreds of euros less.

The 43-year-old wanted to pay the full amount of the loss.