A WOMAN embezzled more than £2,000 while employed at a Kilwinning garage.

Lauren Gardiner, 29, admitted skimming the money while employed as a shop assistant and console operator at Howie’s Garage on Stevenston Road, Kilwinning.

She pleaded guilty to the charge of embezzling £2,350 between December 4, 2018 and January 20, 2019.

Gardiner, of Kilwinning, will return to court for sentencing at a later date this year.

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