Man will never forget what she did to him at McDonald's

A woman stole a suitcase containing £5,000 from a man at McDonald's, a court heard.

Angela Corris was part of a gang of thieves who swiped the man's bag while he was using the toilet, the Liverpool Echo reports. She later told police that she had taken his luggage as she believed it was lost property.

But a judge labelled her story 'a pile of rubbish'. Liverpool Magistrates' Court heard that victim Nasimi Esmaeil left his suitcase underneath a table while visiting the toilet at the branch of McDonald's on Clayton Square in Liverpool city centre on January 4 last year.

He then returned to find that the bag - which he stated contained £5,000 in cash, as well as his birth certificate and clothing - had gone. Diana Przemecka, prosecuting, described how Corris, formerly of Russell Road in Southport, was seen by the manager leaving the premises in a group of three people in possession of the item.

Under interview following her arrest, the 39-year-old told detectives that she "had a legal right to keep it because she found it" and was "looking to hand it in but did not know where the police station was".

In a statement which was read out to the court on his behalf, Mr Esmaeil said: "This case has made me feel extremely angry. I've lost all of my belongings. This incident has made me feel unsafe when I go outside. I've had panic attacks because of the loss of my personal documents. I don't know who has them or what they are doing with them.

"I've become increasingly suspicious towards people. My life has been changed. I feel as though I can't leave my belongings with others, including my friends.

"I get upset so easily. I've never been like this in the past. The damage is staying with me, and I'm unable to get over it. The