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The Judge could have suspended the custodial sentence. He could have remanded her in custody for a very short period given he appeared to have been satisfied that the custody threshold had been passed. That it seems to me would have entitled her to legal aid for any bail application and the committal hearing itself when re-listed and criminal practitioners if approached would have understood this wouldn't they?
He could also have sentenced her to a shorter time in prison having decided to proceed and deem that served assuming she was brought to court under the power of arrest which was likely to have been attached to the injunction. I mean let's face it, the breach was for begging 50p and no violence or threat of violence was present.
Or he could have remanded her on bail, adjourned the hearing given his justifiable concerns thereby giving her one further opportunity to try and obtain representation. If ever there was a case that cried out for an adjournment in the interest of justice having regard to the over riding objective etc etc ( even if there had been earlier adjournments) it was this one, but what do I know?