A WOMAN from Gwynedd who breached her criminal behaviour order (CBO) and bit her ex-partner has been spared jail.

Chloe Roberts, 22, of High Street, Llanberis, was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, at Caernarfon Crown Court today (March 22).

She was also ordered to complete a six-month alcohol treatment requirement, and 45 days’ rehabilitation activity.

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Prosecuting, Thomas McLoughlin told the court that, in December 2023, Roberts was made subject to a CBO forbidding her from contacting emergency services unless she was in real need of assistance, and from entering Tremadog.

But on December 22, her parents contacted police to report that she was missing.

Roberts herself then called police while “very drunk”, saying that she was in Llanberis and was “going for a walk and a swim”.

She went to the address of Sophie Lewis, her ex-partner; police were called and attended, to be told by Ms Lewis: “Go and see her, she’s hiding in the wardrobe.”

Officers indeed found Roberts hiding in a bedroom wardrobe, and accepted she had breached the order but said she had “nowhere else to go”.

A drone had been used by police to try and find her.

On January 9, 2024, Ms Lewis and Roberts were again in each other’s company when the defendant suddenly headbutted her, causing her nose to bleed.

Ms Lewis tried to defend herself, but Roberts continued to be verbally abusive, before biting her on multiple occasion.

She made a 999 emergency call, but ultimately hung up after Roberts had requested for her to stop.

In a statement, Ms Lewis said she feared Roberts “could seriously injure or kill me” if they resumed their relationship, and said her life has improved since the defendant was remanded in custody.

Defending Roberts, who had 13 previous convictions for 20 offence, Dafydd Roberts said there was no medical evidence of permanent scarring in Ms Lewis’

Roberts had not persistently offended, and was also said to suffer from a significant mental disorder and Type 2 diabetes.

Sentencing, Judge Nicola Saffman agreed to suspend Roberts’ custodial sentence, acknowledging that she is an “incredibly vulnerable girl”.