‘Mary Poppins of Matalan’ is caught on camera pulling a stream of ‘shoplifted’ clothes from her handbag and a hidden compartment in her skirt
- Woman was filmed removing an seemingly unending stream of items from bag
- Incident happened outside Matalan at Strood Retail Park in Kent on Wednesday
- Man who filmed it said he was ‘surprised’ because of how much she pulled out
- Police say they are investigating report of shoplifting and enquiries are ongoing
This is the moment a woman dubbed the ‘Mary Poppins of Matalan’ was caught pulling a stream of allegedly shoplifted clothes from her handbag.
The woman was even seen to have a hidden compartment in her skirt outside the Matalan branch at Strood Retail Park in Kent two days ago.
A video filmed by Billy Tivey, 20, on Wednesday showed her removing an seemingly unending stream of items from the bag and apparently trying to make off.
The woman removed an seemingly unending stream of items from the bag after apparently trying to make off during the incident at Strood Retail Park in Kent two days ago
Mr Tivey, of Chatham, Kent, said today: ‘I was parked in my car about to get out to go to KFC when three women were being chased out of Matalan by a worker.
‘Two of the women ran away but one did not get away and was brought back to the shop. I was surprised more than anything, because of how much she had pulled out.’
Mr Tivey, who uploaded the video to social media captioned ‘Choring from Strood Matalan’, added: ‘It was somewhat laughable how she was able to take that much.’
The clip begins with the woman dropping a few articles of clothing that appears to be coming from her handbag with numerous items already on the ground.
A video showed the woman removing an seemingly unending stream of items from the bag
Mr Tivey is heard telling a man nearby that he is videoing it so there is proof if anything is said
A man can be heard asking for someone to get some more staff outside, and Mr Tivey is heard telling the man he is videoing it so there is proof if anything is said.
Dick Van Dyke as Bert, Karen Dotrice as Jane Banks, Matthew Garber as Michael and Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins in the 1964 film
The woman continues to drop more clothes and continues to dig deep to get rid of it all, before store members can be seen picking up the items she dropped.
The woman then appears to try to get away, as people are heard asking her what she is ready. But she is heard shouting: ‘You can have your stuff back. I don’t care.’
A Kent Police spokesman said: ‘We are investigating a report of a shoplifting at a store in Strood Retail Park, which took place at around 7.30pm on December 4.
‘Several items of clothing were reported stolen and enquiries into the incident are ongoing.’
Michelle Landolo was among those to see the similarity with the character portrayed by Julie Andrews in the 1964 film, writing: ‘Like a Mary Poppins’ handbag.’
In the movie, Andrews pulls a large hat stand, a mirror and a plant out of her bag.