Rhyl,North Wales - Alcoholic jailed for 16 weeks for taking sip of lager in Rhyl town centre

Published date: 25 August 2016 | 

Published by: Staff reporter
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AN alcoholic who took a sip from a can of lager in Rhyl town centre was jailed for 16 weeks.

Andrew Smith, 51, of Trem y Bont, Kinmel Bay, admitted that in Queen Street he drank alcohol when banned by a criminal behaviour order.

He was in breach of a four weeks suspended sentence imposed 24 hours earlier for four thefts from shops.

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Defence solicitor Roger Thomas said the sip was witnessed by a PCSO.

Smith had work available painting and renovating pier rides during the winter.

District judge Gwyn Jones at Llandudno court told Smith: "In 2016 there have been seven breaches of the criminal behaviour order, in addition to the previous failures to comply with court orders."

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