A MAN who damaged two t-shirts which he attempted to steal from a Cardigan shop has been jailed.
William Macpherson, 41, of Oystermouth Road in Swansea, was accused of attempting to steal two t-shirts from The Original Factory Shop on High Street on February 29, and damaging two t-shirts at the shop on that same date.
He was also charged with assaulting a man on Albert Place in Aberystwyth on March 5.
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At Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court on May 29, he pleaded guilty to attempted theft from a shop, criminal damage, and assault by beating.
He was sentenced to eight weeks in prison for the assault, with two weeks running concurrently for criminal damage.
Macpherson must also pay £40 in compensation to the shop and £150 in compensation to the man he assaulted, as well as £85 in costs and a £154 surcharge.
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