A WREXHAM man intended to sell stolen bedding because he had no money or food, court heard.

Aaron Harris, of Hackett Court in Wrexham, appeared at Wrexham Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

The 30-year-old admitted that on April 22, he stole bedding worth £92 from Next at Eagles Meadow in Wrexham.

He also admitted that on that date he had in his possession a quantity of cannabis.

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Rhian Jackson, prosecuting, told the court that on the day of the offence, police were notified of the theft at Next and a description of the thief was provided.

Harris was spotted and stopped in Regent Street and the bedding was recovered from him.

When he was searched, he was also found to have cannabis and a grinder in his satchel.

He admitted to officers that he went into the Next store with the sole intention of stealing, as he had no means of paying.

Harris appeared via the video link from prison, as he'd been handed a 16 week custodial term for unrelated matters at a previous hearing.

Ceri Lewis, defending, told the court: "He made a full and frank admission; he was going to sell it (the bedding).

"The reason for the stealing was that he had no income at all.

"He'd moved from Telford to Wrexham to live with his partner and had no money, no food and no benefits claim ongoing.

"He is now in receipt of Universal Credit and PIP, and he has severe mental health problems.

"Regarding the cannabis, he'd purchased that for his own personal use."

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Ms Lewis said her client's ongoing term of imprisonment had been his first experience of custody, and that it'd been "a huge shock to the system."

Deputy District Judge Paul Conlon handed down a pair of two week custodial sentences for the offences - to run concurrently to each other, and to Harris' ongoing jail time.

As such, the defendant was told, the new sentence would not affect his release date, which is in late June.

"Cheers Judge," he said.

Harris must pay a £154 victim surcharge.