An Ipswich woman with a "flagrant disregard" for people and their property has been handed a short jail term after she stole chocolate and coffee from a shop.
Before Suffolk Magistrates' Court last month was Michaela McLaughlin, of St George's Street in Ipswich.
She was charged with theft from a shop relating to the taking of Nescafe coffee and Cadbury's chocolate from the Tesco Express store in nearby Norwich Road.
A court listing said the goods were valued at £174 and were taken on October 22 last year.
McLaughlin, 34, pleaded guilty to the charge.
The court listing confirmed she was handed a jail term of 28 days, with £175 being due to Tesco in the form of compensation for the theft.
No order was made for costs.
The court listing said a custodial sentence was justified "because the defendant has a flagrant disregard for people and their property".
However, McLaughlin's guilty plea was taken into consideration when she was sentenced by magistrates at the court.
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