A prolific shoplifter and drug addict wants to start her life over in London after being jailed again.

Jodie Shea, 34, has been sent to prison again for shoplifting in Blackburn.

Prosecuting, Frank Dillon said Shea was subject to a two-year criminal behaviour order which banned her from entering Blackburn town centre.

On April 17, Shea stole cleaning products from B&M costing £94.65.

The next day she went to B&M twice, the first time stealing £72.90 worth of air fresheners and similar products and the second time taking £111.27 of household items.

On April 19, she stole a £99 projector before taking two perfumes from TK Maxx worth £34.98.

Each day she stole the items, she also breached her criminal behaviour order.

Mr Dillon said Shea had 94 previous offences, most of which are for shoplifting or related offences such as assault of a police officer during shoplifting arrests.

Mitigating, Kimberley Obrusik said Shea had been stuck in a ‘vicious cycle’ with offending due to homelessness.

Ms Obrusik said Shea would get drug free while in prison and when released, she would end up in a hostel or on the streets, leading her to start taking drugs again.

The drug addiction would then be funded through profits made from shoplifting.

Following her release from prison, Shea is hoping to move back to the south and live with her father with the hopes it will break the cycle.

During the past six weeks she has been in prison, she is now drug free.

District Judge Richard Clews said he hopes a move from Blackburn will help with her recovery.

He said: “I hope you can and do make a fresh start.

“It’s your own fault in the sense that when you began taking drugs, that was a choice - it was a wrong choice.

“I understand that things can quite quickly spiral out of control which appears to be the case with you.”

Shea was jailed for 18 weeks and will serve half of the sentence before her release.