A SHOPLIFTER has been jailed after stealing swimming goggles and trainers from two shops and assaulting a man at Withybush Hospital.
Asa Wandelt, 34, of no fixed abode, admitted stealing swimming goggles – worth £29.99 – from a Trespass store on September 3, and trainers worth £15 from Peacocks in Haverfordwest the following day.
Wandelt was also charged with assault by beating after allegedly attacking a man at Withybush Hospital on October 30.
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He pleaded guilty to all charges at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court on November 1.
Wandelt was jailed for a total of 18 weeks as the assault being “an unprovoked attack of a serious nature” and due to the defendant’s “flagrant disregard” for court orders and for people and their property.
He was also ordered to pay £150 compensation to the victim of the assault, and the value of the goggles and trainers to the two shops. Wandelt must also pay £85 in costs.
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