A retail worker alleged to have stolen thousands of pounds worth of jewellery from her employer at Gatwick Airport has been charged with theft.

Lavanyah Anandarooban from London is charged with stealing various items of designer jewellery and a Radley purse, to the total value of £12,000, from the South Terminal between January and July.

She is due to appear at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 10 August.