AN ABERYSTWYTH thief who spent a night in police cells after stealing two bottles of alcohol from a town store has been fined by magistrates.

Lindsey Turner, of 11 Plas Newydd, Queen Street, pleaded guilty to stealing the alcohol from the Spar shop in Aberystwyth on 18 July at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on 13 January.

Magistrates fined the 65-year-old £40 and ordered Turner to pay £16 in compensation and a £16 surcharge.

No costs were ordered as Turner had spent a night in custody.