And finally… jegging the question

Sheriff William Wood, sitting at Perth Sheriff Court, questioned whether the Crown had made a spelling error when he encountered the word.

Michelle Connan, 30, admitted stealing the jeggings from Primark in Perth in January.

Sheriff Wood said: “Do you accept you stole a pair of jeggings, whatever they might be?”

After she confirmed she had taken the clothing, the judge said to fiscal depute Bill Kermode: “Is it jeggings or should it be leggings?”

Mr Kermode said the charge was correctly spelled but that he too was ignorant of what jeggings were.

He said: “The Crown cannot tell you what Jeggings are unfortunately.

“This was theft by shoplifting and the item stolen was worth £7.”

However, solicitor John Adams, defending, was able to shed some light on the matter.

He said: “Jeggings are leggings which look like jeans.”

He added: “In respect of the theft, it’s very strange. She had actually paid for a substantial amount of other goods, to the sum of £80.

“There seems to be no good reason for her failing to pay for this item, but she did leave the store without paying for it, was apprehended and accepts her guilt. It appears it was a one off, perhaps a slip.”

Ms Connan, of Inverness was fined £225 for stealing the jeggings and an additional £300 for not turning up to a prior hearing.