A pregnant porn star who bundled bottles of vodka into an empty pram on a shoplifting spree has been spared a jail sentence.

Roma Lawson, 34, focused a variety of supermarkets over 5 weeks, beginning in April when she took objects from a chiller in Aldi.

Days later she shoved bottles of whisky and gin into her purse with out paying for them and returned to the Sainsbury's retailer every week later.

Lawson, of Herne Bay, Kent, put six bottles of vodka into the pram on one other shoplifting journey and used the identical tactic to steal from a Tesco store.

She admitted six counts of shoplifting earlier than magistrates at Canterbury Crown Court on Friday and requested for an extra rely to be considered, MailOnline stories.

Lawson, whose porn star title is Romana Ryder, had already been spared a stint in jail after she bit a police officer following her arrest on suspicion of drug-driving. For that offence she was handed an eight month suspended sentence.

She had been excessive on cocaine and tried to evade the police by operating away half-naked by means of the streets.

Prosecutor Ben Wild instructed the court docket Lawson would generally use an empty pram or a bag for all times to hold out her thefts.

He instructed the court docket she would generally work with others to hold out the offences, which continued in May when she stole pet meals from a Tesco Express store in addition to a candle and facial cleansers from Aldi.

She then tried conning a pawnbroker out of a £2,500 ring by switching a diamond ring she had pawned months earlier than.

The court docket heard on May 27 she went into Claybrooks jewellers in Herne Bay and requested to see the 14-carat band for an additional £30 ring earlier than leaving.

Ian Bond, performing for Lawson, mentioned Lawson was underneath stress when she carried out the crimes.

He instructed the court docket: "She has had socio-economic problems, has spent considerable periods of time caring for her sick mother, and on a number of times has been in toxic relationships where she has been the victim of domestic violence."

He added her cocaine use began off as an "occasional thing", however then turned a "serious addiction".

Mr Bond defined how Lawson had been residing along with her associate, fell pregnant and shortly afterwards her associate was remanded in custody. Her mom's well being then took a flip for the more serious.

The court docket heard her the breach of her suspended sentence put her prone to instant custody for her earlier offences in addition to additional time in jail.

Recorder Edmund Fowler determined to not jail Lawson, telling her: "Your reliance on drugs, in my view, lies at the heart of your chaotic lifestyle.

"I've taken the view that it might be unjust to activate your suspended sentence, however I'm going to increase it."

Mr Fowler added four months to Lawson's eight-month suspended sentence and extended the period she has to stay out of trouble from 18 months to two years.

Lawson was also ordered to carry out six months of drug rehabilitation and pay £154 in costs. She is also no longer barred from entering shops in Herne Bay.

The Judge told Lawson: "You have now acquired a 12-month sentence hanging over you for the subsequent two years. Put a foot improper and as certain as night time follows day, you'll go to jail."