A GRAFFITI artist went on a city centre spree, tagging almost 60 premises and objects.

Rebecca Carr, 23, described by a judge as a ‘nuisance’, used marker pens to daub 11 premises in just one day in Cardiff city centre.

After being caught on CCTV, police officers then realised she was responsible for even more graffiti across the city.

It was her Spanish signature tags - rojo, meaning red, and muchacha, meaning woman - that gave her away.

Carr, who once lived in Spain, pleaded guilty to 11 offences of criminal damage and Cardiff Magistrates’ Court took 48 other similar matters into consideration.

These matters, some carried out on March 31, and others from January 1, included tagging a wheelie bin on Mill Lane, along the Taff Embankment, on Next in Charles Street, and the stone bridge in Tyndall Street.

The court heard that claims ranging from £50 to £200 had been made by the owners.

District Judge Jill Williams asked: “Why is a lady of clean character going around making a nuisance of herself?”

Kelly Smith, defending, answered: “That is the $64m question.”

Carr, of Corporation Road, Grangetown, offered no explanation in court for her actions.

Prosecutor Hilary Morgan said: “On March 31, a witness was working on the door of the Yard pub when he saw the defendant on Caroline Street. She started writing on the front entrance of the Brewery Quarter.

The police were called and in interview Carr offered to clean the writing off the walls.

The court heard that a large amount of similar graffiti was around the city centre and Carr was bailed to allow officers to investigate the graffiti.

Carr is on conditional bail until July 26 while a pre-sentence report is prepared.

She was ordered not to be in possession of marker pens.