A WREXHAM woman will now spend time behind bars after breaching her suspended sentence.

Rebecca Hughes, 47, of Rhosddu Road in Wrexham, appeared before Mold Crown Court on Thursday, March 30.

She had previously been handed a 21-month sentence for attempted robbery, which was suspended for 18 months at Caernarfon Crown Court on March 15.

At the breach of suspended sentence hearing, Hughes admitted to breaching one of the requirements of the order.

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Richard Edwards, prosecuting, told the court that, as part of the suspended sentence, Hughes was required to complete 30 days of rehabilitation and 12-months of drug testing and a rehabilitation requirement.

Mr Edwards said that the defendant attended the induction session of the rehab programme, but later missed an appointment she was required to attend.

That came just five days after the suspended sentence was imposed, the court was told.

Dafydd Roberts, defending, said that Hughes 'did not seek a second chance' and had been 'homeless' at the time the initial suspended sentence was imposed upon her.

He concluded that she 'needs a structured approach' and that the defendant 'asks for time in jail to be able to help her stabilise her life'.

He added that she would 'use that time constructively'.

Recorder Neil Owen-Casey re-activated Hughes' suspended sentence, meaning she will now spend the remaining period of that order in prison.

A fine of £25 was also scrapped by recorder Owen-Casey with an extra day of jail time added to the overall sentence in its place.