A prolific shoplifter has been jailed after he stole more than £900 worth of food and drinks from Co-Op. 

Kieron Slack-Travers shoplifted £916.20 worth of items in less than three weeks. 

He pleaded guilty to 13 counts of theft from a shop at Southampton Magistrates' Court. 

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The stolen items, which included alcohol, summer fruits water, meat, alcohol ice cream, steak and butter were all taken from Southern Co-Op in Southampton. 

The incidents took place between May 19 and June 4. 

Slack-Travers, 28, of no fixed abode was jailed for three months.

Magistrates found that the offences are "so serious that only a custodial sentence can be justified", branding him a "prolific offender".