A married couple have been charged with fraud after suspected 'dine-and-dashers' were caught on CCTV leaving restaurants without paying.
Bernard McDonagh, 41, and his wife Ann McDonagh, 39, have been charged with five counts of fraud and four of shoplifting.
It comes after staff at the Bella Ciao Italian restaurant in Swansea say a family-of-eight left the establishment without paying for their meal on Friday evening, racking up a £329 bill.
The diners ordered expensive steaks, double desserts and 15 bottles of pop, but started to send back a number of half empty plates, which raised eyebrows among staff members.
CCTV footage went viral over the weekend, with more than 12 million people viewing the post.
It appeared to show a mother attempting to pay with a savings account card which was declined twice.
A family-of-eight allegedly racked up an unpaid £329 bill when they sat at the Bella Ciao Italian restaurant in Swansea
She allegedly told staff that her son would wait inside while she went to get her 'other card', but did not return and moments later her son also vanished from the premises.
The family-owned restaurant learned that there was no way to contact the diners as the number they used to take the booking was allegedly 'fake'.
The restaurant's manager, Tyrone Reese, reported the incident to the police.
A South Wales police spokesman said: 'Two people have been charged with multiple offences following reports of several incidents of non-payment of restaurant bills and shoplifting.'
Leaving a restaurant without paying is a crime and carries a prison sentence of up to two years.
The pair, of Sandfields, Port Talbot, were released on bail and will appear before Swansea magistrates on May 8.
What to listen for during Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump and presidential immunity
Nevada governor signs an order to address the shortage of health care workers in the state
Tycoon Truong My Lan's death sentence is a turning point for Vietnam
The family of imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure hasn't heard from her for over 400 days
Togo bans protests over a canceled presidential election as tensions rise
A priest from France accused of sexually assaulting children in the Canadian Artic has died
Louisiana lawmakers quietly advance two controversial bills as severe weather hits the state
Heartbroken woman confronts her obsessed ex
Trump to host rally on Biden's home turf in northeast Pennsylvania
Car dealership to cut 250 jobs and close 16 sites just months after being taken over by a US firm
Trump: Court finding first Americans to sit in judgment of former president