Hello Kitty headphone thief banned from Peterborough shopping centre

The 32-year-old has been banned from entering Queensgate shopping centre for two years

Ionut Radu
Author: Natalia AntoniwPublished 21st Jan 2026

A man who stole three pairs of Hello Kitty headphones has been banned from a Peterborough shopping centre for two years.

32-year-old Ionut Radu was handed a two-year criminal behaviour order preventing him from entering Queensgate shopping centre.

He was also ordered to pay £81.97 in compensation.

Cambridge Magistrates' Court heard how Radu stole the first pair of headphones from HMV in Queensgate on 12th January.

He returned the next day and stole another two pairs.

Radu being arrested

He was arrested on 19th January after officers spotted him waking into Sports Direct.

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