Trusted official stole from club to fund drug habit

customer queried his booking with the club.

There was no record of this and when the accountants trawled through the system they realised what Allder, formerly of Hade Edge, had been doing.

She admitted stealing £1,105 from the club, although the original figure estimated was much higher.

Allder also pleaded guilty to stealing £123 worth of pillowcases and toothbrushes from Tesco in Huddersfield town centre.

She was apprehended with a male who allegedly threatened the store security guard with a hypodermic needle.

The court was told that Allder, currently of High Street in Leeds, had been addicted to class A drugs since the age of 18 and funded this habit through her paid employment.

When she had issues with rent arrears her drug taking worsened, she was unable to pay for it and used her job as an opportunity to fund it.

District Judge Michael Fanning told her: “The fraud has taken some time to investigate, you didn’t own up to it at the police station, hence the delay.

“You were in a position of trust, you were trusted by the club to manage money but diverted it for your own benefit.

“I am more interested in the people who have lost out and that the money is repaid to them. You will have to pay the full amount in compensation to the club which has honoured its commitments to these individuals.”

As well as paying £1,105 compensation, Allder will have to abide by an eight-week curfew, which will be electronically monitored.

This punishment should be seen as a direct alternative to custody, Judge Fanning added.