Girl, 3, seen hiding stolen items down pyjama bottoms after being ‘educated by mum’

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By Linda Ikeji
10 November 2026, 5:55 pm

A toddler has allegedly been filmed shoplifting items from a grocery store and hiding the stolen objects in her pyjamas after being “trained” to take action “by a parent”.

Store proprietor Shamly Sud was “gobsmacked” when she watched CCTV which seems to indicate the woman stuffing about 5 objects down her pyjama bottoms at her store in Glasgow, Scotland. 

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Shamly accused the woman’s guardian and sibling of making “a distraction” whereas the kid allegedly carried out the theft.

The incident was captured on CCTV and later reported to the police. 
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Shamly alleged it was “clear” the woman had been “given instructions” by her mum as she moved together with her again to the digital camera.

The toddler then allegedly put down some objects of “high value American food products” earlier than returning to select them up and take them to the until.

Shamly stated: “We found some items missing and when we looked back on camera we were shocked to see it was a young child.

“They had their again to the digital camera however you would see they taking objects and placing them down.

“I am just gobsmacked that such a young child has been trained to steal by a parent. This was clearly calculated.”

Shamly, 55, owns 11 shops and has been working full-time in retail since 2011. She stated crime within the business was the worst it had ever been.

“This is not the child at fault here. Any child is not born a thief,” she added.

“They are taught to do that. It is purely on the mother.”

Shamly estimated the mom to be in her mid-20s.

She added that she has acquired backlash since sharing the footage, however thinks it’s important for her to share the message.

She added: “Everyone needs to focus on just how serious this all is. This is by far the worst it has ever been and this is the most shocking thing I’ve ever witnessed.
‘It makes you worried for the future. Not only what kind of message this sends out but how much worse things will get. There must be more of a deterrent.”

She said she had reported the incident to police but hadn’t heard something again.