39-year-old Sarah Morgan and 33-year-old Gemma Powell attacked their victim, a 49-year-old woman, outside a business premises on Windsor Road, Neath in October.
After striking the victim to the floor, Powell then took the victim’s handbag before making off with the victim’s mobile phone.
Judge Geraint Walters said the victim in the case had been beaten up by Morgan and was in a vulnerable state when, to add insult to injury, Powell decided to rob her of her handbag.
He said the reason why Powell had decided to act in that way was one only she could explain.
Powell, of Church Place, Neath, had previously pleaded guilty to robbery when she appeared in the dock for sentencing. She has 15 previous convictions for 27 offences including two batteries and eight theft and kindred matters.
Morgan, of Golwg y Dre, Neath, had initially also been arrested on suspicion of robbery but that matter was not pursued and she was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) in relation to the same victim.
Morgan has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for robbery, while Powell has been sentenced to 16 weeks for ABH.
Detective Constable Bethan Owen said:
“Violent crime will not be tolerated anywhere in our communities, and Sarah Morgan and Gemma Powell will now face justice for their actions.
“Attacks like the one Morgan and Powell carried out will have lasting effects on victims. I hope that they will both use their time in custody to reflect upon their actions and become more productive members of the community when they are eventually released.”
[Lead image: South Wales Police]
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