Barclays bank clerk stole £46,000 and spent it on boob job, liposuction and wild shopping sprees to fulfill her dream of becoming a model

The mother of one travelled from Cornwall to Bristol for shopping sprees

Spent £4,000 on breast enlargement, £1,700 on dental work and enjoyed nights out on the town



A bank clerk who dreamed of becoming a model stole £46,000 from the tills – and spent it on plastic surgery and shopping sprees.

Rachael Claire Martin, 24, used the cash to fund a boob job, dental work and liposuction, as well as hair extensions and nights out.

She took thousands at a time from her Barclays branch in Liskeard, Cornwall, in an eight-week period.

Thief: Rachael Martin blew stolen cash on breast enlargements and liposuction in a desperate bid to become a professional model

The tattooed mother of one, who no longer works for the bank, is thought to have spent £4,000 on the breast surgery and £1,700 on dental procedures, including treatment to whiten her teeth. Astonishingly, she used her court appearance to show off the proceeds of her crime. RELATED ARTICLES Previous

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Martin hoped to become a model

Martin initially denied 25 counts of theft in 2010.

But on what should have been the first day of a week-long trial, she admitted a single charge of theft covering the full amount of £46,000.

Dressed in black with a leopard-print jacket, she spoke only to confirm her name and enter a guilty plea during a short hearing.

Recorder Jeremy Wright released her on unconditional bail.

The court heard Martin, of St Austell, typically stole £1,000 or £2,000 at a time, putting the funds into her own account. On one occasion she took £6,000.

By the time the thefts were noticed, Martin is believed to have spent all of the stolen cash. She will be sentenced in September.

Last year two siblings who used stolen credit card details to pay for breast enlargements were spared jail.

Rishona Carlene Downes, 25, and her 27-year-old sister Ramona Charlene spent more than £4,000 each on the procedures.

They were given the credit card numbers by a friend who worked for American Express.

Judge Christopher Hardy handed them 12-month community orders with 120 hours of unpaid work.

Last month a mother of five who used her £29,000-a-year benefits to pay for a similar operation was jailed for shoplifting.

Kelly Fannin, 34, spent £4,500 of taxpayers' cash enlarging her 34A chest to a 34D.

She sparked outrage when she gave an interview in 2010 boasting about her lavish spending while on benefits.