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A teacher has appeared in court after supplying alcohol to a child aged under 18 in school. He has been fined £500 with further court costs as a judge rebuked him for damaging the trust in his profession and trying to shift the blame onto the pupil.

Richard James Pugh was head of science when he messaged the child on social media and then gave her a Christmas card signed from "your best buddy" with a kiss and gifts including a canned cocktail, Merthyr Magistrates Court heard.

Giving evidence by video link, the child, who cannot be identified, told how Pugh had left her feeling anxious and isolated because of his unwanted attention to her, WalesOnline reports.

She told the court he put a gift bag in her school bag containing a can of Malibu and pineapple, biscuits and

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