A THIEF has tried to steal meat again just three months after she was caught taking beef from a Hereford supermarket.

Megan Haynes entered a guilty plea to one count of attempted theft from a shop when she appeared before magistrates in Hereford last month.

The court heard from prosecutor Thomas Wickstead that the 34-year-old had tried to steal meat products worth £151 from Sainsbury's in Hereford on June 8.

She had previously committed two counts of theft from a shop in March, when she stole a hair trimmer tool worth £89.99 from Boots and a haul of beef and baby formula worth £65.59 from Tesco.

Magistrates let her off after her last offences, handing her a nine-month conditional discharge. She was told that she would not be punished for the thefts if she did not re-offend within nine months.

However, just three months later, she broke the conditions of her discharge and attempted to steal meat from the Sainsbury’s supermarket in Hereford.

As a result, she has been sentenced for both the latest offence, as well as answering to justice for her two other recent crimes.

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Haynes, of Winslow Road, Bromyard, was sentenced to a 12-month community order with six months of alcohol treatment under the direction of Turning Point.

This involves attending up to 40 days of rehabilitation activity appointments.

She must also pay a £50 fine and prosecution costs of £85.