A WOMAN has admitted breaking into a flat and stealing a turtle.

Samantha Tracey Nicholson pled guilty to breaking in to a flat in Winton Place in Ardrossan on July 5 last year.

The 24-year-old appeared at at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court last week admitted stealing a turtle, a suitcase, a quantity of clothing, an iPhone, medication, a lighter and other household items.

Nicholson, of Cunninghame Road, Saltcoats was given a tag for four months.