A THIEF stole cash after a break-in at a vets.

Shaun Nicholson, 39, pleaded guilty to burglary at Fields Vets on Stow Hill in Newport last month.

The defendant, of no fixed abode, took £60 on August 17.

Nicholson also admitted a separate charge of theft after he stole food worth £60 from Aldi in Newport four days later.

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He was jailed for 24 weeks and ordered to pay compensation following his release from prison.

Newport Magistrates' Court heard how he has previous convictions for similar offences.