Couple targeted restaurants for expensive meals then left without paying

A couple who repeatedly visited restaurants and racked up huge bills before leaving without paying have admitted a string of offences.

They also failed to pay a £196 bill at Isabella’s restaurant in Well Street, Porthcawl, on March 27, a £267 bill at River House restaurant in Kings Road, Swansea, on August 9, 2023, a £99.40 bill at Golden Fortune,In addition 39-year-old Ann McDonagh admitted four counts of theft by shoplifting.

The court heard the main aggravating factor in the case was the “presence of children” when multiple offences were carried out and that 41-year-old Bernard McDonagh had antecedent history.for sentencing on May 29. He granted both defendants unconditional bail and requested a pre-sentencing report was made for each of them.The couple’s actions came to light after they targeted newly-opened Bella Ciao in Swansea’s Castle Street in April and fled without paying a bill of more than £329.

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