A THIEF has been jailed after he stole nearly £1,500 worth of bras and knickers from a Marks & Spencer store.

Liam Michael Chadwick, 34, was caught following his raid on the M&S shop in Newport earlier this month, the city’s magistrates’ court heard.

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The defendant, of Millfield Close, St Mellons, Cardiff, admitted the theft and having a Stanley knife in public on Friday, December 3.

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Chadwick also pleaded guilty to stealing perfume valued at £202 from Boots in Newport and goods from the Spar store in Rumney, Cardiff, days earlier.

This offending put him in breach of a suspended prison sentence for previous shoplifting offences.

The defendant was jailed for 30 weeks and ordered to pay £202 in compensation.

There was no loss or damage to M&S over the theft of the underwear which was worth £1,463.50 after the goods were recovered.

The court ordered the forfeiture and destruction of the knife.