A Pembroke Dock woman who stole over £240 worth of goods has been jailed this week.

Twenty-six-year-old Kahley Davies, of Pembroke Street, Trecwm appeared from custody at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Monday after spending much of the weekend in the cells.

Miss Davies was charged with three counts of theft, causing harassment, alarm or distress with intent and being in possession of 0.7g of cannabis.

She pleaded guilty to all the offences.

Sian Vaughan, prosecuting, told the court that the defendant was seen with a male going into the B&M store on January 29, where items including soft drinks and vape pens were placed into carrier bags and she left without paying.

The defendant returned to the same store on February 1 when she stole ladies’ slippers.

During the same day, Miss Davies was seen in the Tesco store in Pembroke Dock. The manager of the store saw her acting suspiciously and the defendant was stopped from leaving the store.

When asked, if she had paid for the items, Miss Davies said she had lost the receipt.

The defendant then started using threatening language and started throwing items out of the trolley.

She was arrested and taken to Haverfordwest Police station where the drugs were discovered.

Ms. Vaughan added that an aggravating feature was Miss Davies’s previous convictions for similar offences.

In court it was heard that the defendant was sentenced for shoplifting in December 2018.

Probation officer Julie Norman told the bench that a community order was previously imposed on January 21 for theft offences.

She added that the defendant failed to turn up for her induction appointment at probation and was sent a warning letter.

Miss Davies then failed to attend on January 30 for another induction appointment and as a result she had breached her community order just weeks after magistrates had imposed it.

Ms. Norman mentioned that the defendant was being prescribed with medication, but added that Miss Davies shouldn’t be mixing drugs on top of her medication.

The probation officer concluded her remarks by saying the defendant was trying to address her issues, but probation could only help if she attended.

Ben William, defending, told the bench that there was no hiding from the fact that his client’s behaviour was escalating.

He added that Miss Davies required a punishment for the offences, but said that she was keen to seek help from the Christian community.

The defence solicitor added that his client helps her mother by caring for her stepfather.

Magistrates sentenced the defendant to 24 weeks in custody for the theft and threatening language offences, with her community order being revoked.

No separate penalty was made for the drugs offence, but a destruction order was made for the cannabis.

Miss Davies was ordered to pay £38 in compensation to the B&M store, £85 in prosecution costs, along with a victim surcharge of £122.

After sentencing, the chairman of the bench said: “This is because of your antecedence. It is to protect the public and it’s your own failure to comply with court orders. It’s your own fault, not ours.”