Zoe Errington, 44, pleaded guilty to stealing hundreds of pounds worth of goods from Tesco stores.

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Norwich Magistrates’ Court was told one of the thefts on September 4 came after she had been handed a 12-week suspended prison sentence for earlier thefts.

She also admitted breaching the conditions of the sentence by failing to keep appointments with the probation service.

Annette Hall, mitigating, said she lived a “chaotic lifestyle” due to drug use but had recently been engaging with support services.

Magistrates spared her jail, instead extending the period of her suspended sentence to 18 months and adding additional rehabilitation days.

They told her: “We are giving you one last chance. We hear you are making progress and we want that to continue.”

Errington, of Ketts Hill in Norwich, also pleaded not guilty to charges of possession with intent to supply heroin and cocaine and money laundering.

Those charges were committed to Norwich Crown Court with a preliminary hearing on April 17.

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