A New Zealand shoplifter was caught after a store tricked her into thinking she’d won a prize.

A Mad Butcher shop in Palmerston North put a CCTV picture of the thief under the heading: ‘Lucky Shopper’.

But it proved not so lucky for Amy Adams who was arrested when she turned up to claim her ‘prize’.

Adams pleaded guilty to stealing chicken from the shop when she appeared in the Palmerston North District Court.

She was sentenced to 40-hours community work and ordered to pay compensation.

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