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Woman jailed for criminally damaging buildings

Carys Nally
BBC News, West of England
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Daniella Chester has been jailed for criminal damage in Salisbury

A woman who criminally damaged more than a dozen buildings with spray paint has been jailed.

Daniella Chester, 20, of Oxford Road, Bournemouth, pleaded guilty to 19 offences of criminal damage at Salisbury Magistrates' Court on 25 March.

Chester was sentenced to 20 weeks imprisonment at Poole Magistrates Court on 14 April.

The charges relate to an incident that occurred when Chester sprayed paint on multiple buildings in the city centre of Salisbury on 23 March.

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Chester was identified on CCTV

In a statement, Wiltshire police said among the affected buildings was a breast cancer screening unit as well as several businesses.

Chester, who has multiple previous convictions for similar offences, was identified on CCTV and arrested in Market Place soon after.

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