Cashier at Lidl in Abbey Wood 'let customers through without paying for everything'

Woolwich man Ilesanmi Oyinloye, 40, pretended to scan all the items but only charged for a single can of plum tomatoes or a carrier bag, it is claimed.

He allegedly carried out the scam on at least eight occasions over a three week period.

The fraud ended when one customer walked off with a full trolley containing two large boxes after paying for just one tube of toothpaste, it is claimed.

Oyinloye was arrested the same day but claimed that the customer had showed him a receipt for the full trolley and so charged him only for the new items.

But Prosecutor James Vine said on Monday: "The footage proves the man never showed a receipt for what he had already bought.

"Oyinloye said the customer just came back to pay for a tube of toothpaste but a whole lot more items went through that scanner in addition to the two boxes.

"We say he must have known what he was doing."

Jurors heard how the first two frauds took place on 1 April last year.

In the second, Oyinloye appears to scan through several items - but the receipt only showed £1.18 for two insulated bags.

Mr Vine said: "All the other items go through but are not appearing on the receipt.

"He knows he has accepted payment for £1.18. We can say the best part of a dozen items passed across the scanner but are not being registered."

The following day Oyinloye charged a customer 62p for two cans of plum tomatoes before allowing them to walk off with fully loaded trolleys.

There were two other fraudulent shopping visits the same day and two more on 9 April last year.

CCTV footage of one incident on 9 April showed the customer being charged for just one bag of apples after Oyinloye appeared to scan through several items including a pair of slippers.

The cashier was arrested after the final fraud on 21 April last year.

Oyinloye, of Brookhill Road, Woolwich, denies eight counts of fraud by abuse of position.

The trial continues.