No Further Action at Charing Cross Police Station for Theft

The police concluded our client’s matter with no further action at Charing Cross Police Station for an allegation of theft in February 2025.

The allegation against our client was that, while working as a cleaner, they stole items worth approximately £20,000 from the complainant’s home address.

For our client to be found guilty of theft, as defined by section 1 of the Theft Act 1968, they must dishonestly appropriate property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving them of it.

There are defences to theft. For example, if you can show any of the following: a genuine belief that you had the legal right to appropriate the property; a genuine belief that the owner would have consented; that the owner cannot be discovered by taking reasonable steps.

When attending Charing Cross Station, we advised on the evidence available based on our client’s account. Overall, we advised our client to answer all questions put forward by the police. The reason for this is because our client denied any involvement in the offence outlined and it would be best to raise this at the first opportunity. This would prevent any adverse inferences from being drawn if this matter were to go to court.

As our client denied the allegation made against them, and there was no direct evidence linking them to the theft, the police decided to take ‘no further action’ on the matter therefore it did not go to court.

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