Tycoon's daughter charged with looting is told she cannot return to university

A millionaire's daughter accused of looting from five stores in last month's riots was barred today from returning to university.

Laura Johnson, 19, is charged with two counts of burglary and taking £6,000 of electrical goods and cigarettes. Today she appeared at Camberwell Green magistrates' court as her parents Robert and Lindsay watched from the gallery.

She was committed for trial at Inner London crown court. But as a condition of bail she must remain under an electronically monitored curfew at her family home in Orpington between 7pm and 6am.

Outside court, Johnson's solicitor Michael Freeman confirmed this would mean she would be unable to return to Exeter University, where she is studying English and Italian.

She is alleged to have looted £5,000 of electrical items from Currys in Charlton, £500 of electrical goods from Comet, and £500 of cigarettes from a BP petrol station, also in Charlton.

She is also charged with two counts of burglary with intent to steal from Halfords and PC World in Charlton, along with Alexander Elliot-Joahill, 18, and a 17-year-old who cannot be named. She had previously indicated a plea of not guilty.

At the hearing, Johnson spoke only to confirm her name. Her case was sent to crown court for a preliminary hearing on October 5.

Mr and Mrs Johnson run direct marketing company Avongate and Mr Johnson has directorships in several firms. He was a director of a company that took over the Daily Sport and Sunday Sport newspapers in 2007.

Laura is a former pupil of St Olave's grammar school, Orpington who got A*s in French, English literature, classical civilisation and geography at A-level.