A HOMELESS woman who slept in a supermarket foyer ended up being arrested.

Ilona Kliucevic, 38, had also slept in the smoking shelter at Asda in Queensferry.

But that put her in breach of a community protection notice previously served on her.

Kliucevic, of no fixed abode and who followed the proceedings at North East Wales Magistrates Court at Mold with the aid of a Lithuanian interpreter, appeared from custody and admitted four charges of failing to comply with the order.

Magistrates, after listening to her circumstances, imposed a nominal £50 fine which they said would be deemed served by the time she had spent in custody.

She had no money and therefore no order for costs was made.

Magistrates did, however, warn her that the notice remained in place and that it was important that she complied with it in future.

Prosecutor Justin Espie said the notice contained a number of prohibitions including not to enter Asda at Queensferry and not to go to The Boathouse Sports Bar at Connah's Quay.

On four occasions in February and March she was at the locations and at times refused to leave, he said.

On other occasions she was described as disruptive.

Defence solicitor David Matthews said his client was a Lithuanian national who entered the UK 12 months ago to live with her partner and fulfill a promise of work.

She had worked as a production worker at a local factory.

However, following a falling out between her and her partner she was excluded from the home.

"Since then she has been a homeless person," Mr Matthews said.

She had tried to obtain accommodation through the local authority but had not been successful.

Friends on occasions were able to provide her with shelter and food but there were times when she had nowhere to sleep.

"She finds herself having to sleep rough and one of the places she has gone to is Asda," said Mr Matthews.

On one occasion she slept in the smoking shelter and on another in the foyer.

Two other breaches related to The Boathouse which she visited because it was frequented by other Lithuanians.

There was no suggestion that she had stolen or been involved in disorderly conduct there.

She simply should not have been there.

Kliucevic eventually left when requested to do so.

At times she had been escorted away by security or bar staff.

His client had now spent the equivalent of 35 hours in custody following her arrest and he suggested that any fine should be deemed time served.

Mr Matthews said he had signposted her to agencies who could help her and she had assured him that she would make other arrangements in future.

"She has been arrested because of her presence at these locations.

"People have been slightly inconvenienced or embarrassed at the presence of someone who is homeless," he explained.

But Kliucevic was determined to get her life back on track and get back into employment.