Charges detail how the pair first dishonestly obtained £267 of food and drink for themselves and their family at The River House, a restaurant in Swansea, on 9 August last year, “having no intention of paying for it”.
The case emerged after newly opened Bella Ciao in Swansea reported that a family had left without paying a bill worth £329. Writing on Facebook, the restaurant described how a woman tried to pay with a savings account card that was declined twice. She then told staff her son would wait inside while she went to fetch a different card. The post said: “...of course she does not return and then the son receives a phone call and says he has to go and does a runner”.
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