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A woman accused of causing thousands of pounds in damage to her ex-partner’s car turned up at court in her pyjamas.

Jade Daniels had failed to show up at an earlier hearing at Wrexham Magistrates’ Court where she was due to stand trial for causing more than £4,000 to her former partner’s Mercedes car.

She was convicted in her absence of criminal damage and a warrant was issued for her arrest.

The 31-year-old was arrested in her pyjamas while attending the North Wales Morris Dancing Championships at Pontins in Prestatyn on Friday evening, October 5.

Daniels, a single parent living with her two children at Montgomery Road, Wrexham , appeared from custody at North East Wales Magistrates’ Court at Mold yesterday (Saturday)– still in her nightwear.

Her lawyer Stephen Edwards said the defendant had two children aged 11 and five and had been in a relationship for about 12 months with Nathan Griffiths.

There was a considerable background because it was the defence case she had taken him back after he was caught cheating once – but when it was alleged he cheated again she lost control and took it out on the car at Summerhill, Wrexham, on November 26 last year.

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“She lost control of herself and took it out on the vehicle,” he said.

Mr Edwards told the court Daniels had been morris dancing since she was young, and was the leader of a dance troupe which was competing at 4pm yesterday.

The case was adjourned for sentence until Friday, October 12, at Mold and she was bailed in the meantime.

The court was told the compensation amount claimed needed to the checked by the prosecution.