Three people have appeared in court in the last month for stealing items from supermarkets.

Most were low-value items, but it still saw them before magistrates.

Stuart Adam Stott, whose address was given as care of Coastline Homeless Service's base at Chi Winder in Dundance Lane, Pool, was in front of Truro's magistrates on August 30.

He pleaded guilty to stealing three packs of steak, worth a combined value of £12, from Morrisons in Penzance on July 4.

The 46-year-old also admitted assaulting a man on the same date in Penzance.

For both offences he was remanded on unconditional bail until September 27, when he was ordered to appear back before the court for sentencing, once a pre-sentencing report has been prepared.

Last Thursday, September 8, Ashley Mark Pearce was before Truro Magistrates' Court for stealing two cans of pre-mixed gin and tonic worth £2. These he took from Iceland in Redruth on September 6.

After pleading guilty, the 32-year-old, who address was given as Camborne Parish Church, Church Street, was given a conditional discharge lasting for 12 months, although he must pay the £2 cost in compensation.

He also admitted stealing three candles, a beard trimmer, one chicken sandwich and a can of Lynx deodorant worth a combined £55.05 from Wilko in Redruth on the same date.

Pearce was ordered to pay compensation of £1.25, plus a £32 surcharge to fund victim services.

Then on Tuesday this week (September 13) Mark Liam Chambers of Centenary Street, Camborne was in front of magistrates in Truro for stealing a bottle of win worth £5.75 from Tesco Camborne on Monday, the day before.

At the same time he destroyed 11 bottles of win in the shop, worth a total of £82.75.

The 34-year-old was remanded on bail until October 11 so that report can be prepared before sentencing, after he pleaded guilty to both offences.

A condition of the bail is that he must not enter Tesco in Wesley Street, Camborne.

At the same court hearing Chambers also indicated a plea of guilty to assaulting emergency workers PC Jared Sanderson and PC Sarah Gough by beating them on the same date, and admitted two breaches of community orders by committing an offence while the orders were in force.

Both were issued in Northamptonshire, the first on January 19 this year for an other assault on an emergency worker, and the second March 28 for damage and resisting a police officer.

He will be sentenced for all the offences at the later court hearing.