TWO schoolboys reportedly helped themselves to £300 of booze and food after hiding in an East Kilbride Sainsbury's clothing department to get locked in for the night.

The kids, thought to be 12 and 13, are alleged to have stole hundreds of pounds worth of goods from the supermarket in the overnight raid.

1 Schoolboys, aged 12 and 13, were reportedly found with £300 of booze and food after a night-time lock-in at East Kilbride Sainsbury’s Credit: Google Streetview

It is believed the boys roamed the aisles of the supermarket for four hours after hiding before the store closed, The Daily Record reports.

Both children were found in the early hours last Tuesday before being returned to their parents.

Police confirmed they are investigating a theft at the store after a £35 camera and two memory cards were reported missing from a stock take following the incident.

A spokesman said: “At around 2am two boys aged 12 to 13 were found with items within Sainsbury’s Kingsgate.

“Parents were called and the children were picked up and are safe and well.

“Following further enquiries three items have been reported stolen. Enquiries are ongoing with Sainsbury’s.”

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A source told the East Kilbride News: “It was the early hours in the morning when they were discovered by one of the night workers down an aisle.

“The two boys had worked their way through hundreds of pounds worth of food and alcohol and helped themselves to various other products before being discovered.

“No security is on after 10pm and a few night workers are mostly working in the same area as a small group rather than being spread around, hence why it took so long to discover the boys."

A Sainsbury’s spokeswoman said: “We can confirm there was an incident at our East Kilbride store and we’re supporting the police with their investigation.”

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