J.K. ROWLING

has won her case against the personal assistant who fraudulently obtained £ 18,734 from her accounts.

Amanda Donaldson spent the money on toiletries, coffees from Costa and Cafe Nero and stationery from Paper Tiger. She also took nearly £ 8,000 in foreign currency and £2,000 in cash.

Considering that Rowling is worth over £500 million, her

thievery was meek, unimaginative — and crushingly sad.

J.K. Rowling had every right to drag her through the courts, but one wonders why she didn’t report it to the police instead.

The publicity that has resulted means that Miss Donaldson’s life and career prospects are in ruins.

Yet she must blame herself for that — and not her merciless employer.