A WOMAN from Bangor has been released from prison following an appeal against the jail term issued to her earlier this week.

Chloe Roberts, 21, of Garth Road, had been sentenced to 20 weeks’ imprisonment at Caernarfon Magistrates’ Court on October 17.

At Caernarfon Crown Court today (October 20), Judge Nicola Saffman agreed to reduce Roberts’ sentence to six days’ imprisonment.

As she has already served half of this, she will be released from prison today, and will be subject to a six-month conditional discharge.

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Prosecuting, Catherine Elvin told the court that Roberts had received two suspended sentences, of eight and 12 weeks’ imprisonment respectively, in December 2022 and January of this year.

The first sentence (suspended for one year) was issued to her after she kicked and punched another female and caused criminal damage to a vehicle.

She was handed the second sentence (suspended for one year) after throwing eggs and making a derogatory racial comment at another lady.

These suspended sentences were both activated when, on October 17, Roberts admitted a public order offence in Caernarfon on July 20.

This involved her arguing with another lady, and throwing a small glass item.

Roberts, who appeared via videolink from HMP Styal, had 11 previous convictions for 17 offences; a “relatively recent” record, Ms Elvin said, which began in 2018.

Defending, Dafydd Roberts said that, when magistrates activated Roberts’ suspended sentences on October 17, they did not consider the “dramatic change to her attitude in recent weeks”.

Mr Roberts said she now has a realistic prospect of rehabilitation, and “should have been given that opportunity”.

He added that Roberts is a “troubled young lady” with mental health difficulties, who has “found the road to rehabilitation very, very difficult”.

But, he said, “it is not a fait accompli that the sentence has to be activated”.

Instead, he invited the court to make Roberts’ suspended sentences “more onerous” by extending their operational periods, as well as imposing a “nominal financial penalty”.

Roberts reports that she has now stopped drinking alcohol, and has been engaging with the Substance Misuse Service on a voluntary basis, the court heard.

Judge Saffman, presiding over the hearing, said: “Frankly, it is unthinkable that those suspended sentence orders were made for a woman who was so vulnerable, who clearly desperately needed rehabilitation.

“She had no hope of completing those orders without rehabilitation.”

No order for costs were made, given Roberts already owes roughly £2,000 to the courts.

Judge Saffman told Roberts that she expects her to “breeze through” the conditional discharge period.

She added: “Because of the efforts you’ve shown in the past few months, probation have really stuck their necks out for you today.

“They really want you to succeed and stay out of the court system. Don’t let them down; I don’t think you will let them down.”

“Thank you,” Roberts replied to Judge Saffman.