SINGAPORE, Feb. 27 -- A 56-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing a S$716 (RM2,372) handbag from a retail shop at Changi Airport's Terminal 4.

The incident occurred on Jan 7, when an employee discovered the missing handbag from the display shelf.

Surveillance footage revealed that the suspect, a Chinese national, placed the handbag on her luggage trolley and left the store without paying.

After identifying the woman, the police found she had already left Singapore, reported The Straits Times.

She returned to Singapore on Feb 17 and was promptly arrested at the airport.

The woman will be charged in court on Feb 27 for theft in dwelling. If convicted, she could face up to seven years in prison, a fine, or both.

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