The trial of a Cardigan woman accused of blackmail began yesterday.
Linda Mary Thomas, 61, is accused of demanding with menaces £20,000 in October, 2015, from a man who cannot be named because of a court order.
Thomas, of Briscwm Cottages, has denied the charge.
A jury was sworn in at Swansea crown court on Tuesday and began hearing evidence this morning (Wednesday).
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