A TAUNTON woman has been sentenced for stealing from multiple shops around town.
The defendant, Kimberley Parkhouse, 37, of East Reach, Taunton, has been sentenced in Taunton Magistrates' Court on September 9 of this year.
Parkhouse pleaded guilty to stealing food and drink items to the value of £12 and £7.50, respectively, from Greggs on North Street, Taunton, on August 4 and items to the value of £9.20 from the same store on August 3.
Parkhouse also admitted to stealing food and drink items to the value of £5.55 from the same store on July 28 and food items worth £9.20 on August 7.
Parkhouse further admitted to stealing confectionary of a value unknown belonging to CO-OP Stores on March 8.
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Parkhouse also pleaded guilty to stealing confectionary to the value of £189 belonging to Tesco at High Street, Taunton on March 1 of this year and confectionary belonging to the value of £170 from the same store on April 5.
In addition, Parkhouse admitted to stealing confectionary to the value of £10 from So Sweet in Taunton on August 4.
Parkhouse was sentenced to a total of 40 weeks' imprisonment, with a previously suspended sentence activated.
She was also ordered to pay £412.45 in compensation.
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