A WOMAN defrauded her new boyfriend by using his bank cards without him knowing to withdraw cash.

Mother-of-four Stacey Jane Simmonds, 33, falsely claimed she had withdrawn the cash with his consent and had given him the money.

But she changed her pleas and admitted she had acted dishonestly.

Simmons, of Maes Gwyn in Flint, had a previous conviction for fraud which involved a previous partner in similar circumstances.

Appearing at North East Wales Magistrates Court at Mold, she was placed on a community order with rehabilitation.

Magistrates said she would have an offender manager to help her and support her through her mental health problems.

Simmonds was fined £108 with £100 costs and a £85 surcharge.

She was ordered to pay £250 compensation after she admitted five fraud charges.

Prosecutor Rhian Jackson said victim Ashley Samuels, 40, had been in a relationship with her for three weeks.

She had been with him when he withdrew cash for himself but he did not believe she knew his PIN.

On May 10 they had lunch at Shotton, returned to Flint and he spent the rest of the day and night with her.

The following day he returned home at 6.50am and then found that a Capital One card was missing.

He reported it and was told that two transactions had taken place – one had been declined but then £200 had been withdrawn.

The victim checked online and found his NatWest account had also been used.

That day the police received a call from Simmonds alleging the victim had asked him to withdraw cash and give it to him but she later admitted what she had done.

When he reported the matter to the police he was told of her claims and said no such thing had happened.

A total of £400 had been taken on the Capital One card which had been reimbursed, and £250 on the other which had not.

In 2018 she had been given a conditional discharge for a £200 fraud involving another man she had been in a relationship with.

Probation officer Andrew Connah said Simmonds accepted responsibility for the offending.

She could not give a reason for committing the offences and claimed to be able to manage her finances well with no debts.

Mental health services were working with her and she was on a plethora of medication.

Rebecca Boswell, defending, said Simmonds was in regular contact with her children who were in the care of their father.