Police investigating a series of distraction thefts in Woking, Staines and Walton-on-Thames have charged a woman from East London.

Ana Stanescu has been charged with eight counts of stealing a mobile phone by distraction, relating to incidents between April and September 2024.

The 20-year-old of Chingford has been remanded in custody to appear at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday, January 20.