Suspended Prison Sentence for Woman Who Hid Stolen Goods in Pram
25-year-old pleads guilty
A 25-year-old woman who hid $28 worth of electronics in her pram will now serve a suspended prison sentence.
The young woman pleaded guilty to the stealing charge and driving without a licence in Murgon Magistrates Court yesterday.
The court heard how she stashed a phone charger and a phone cable in the bag of her pram and proceeded to leave the store without any attempt of paying, she also pleaded guilty to a driving without a licence, due to demerit points.
It was not the woman’s first time before the courts, she appeared in November 2016 on another stealing offence, where she was placed on a two year probation.
This time she was sentenced to two months imprisonment, which was wholly suspended.
The driving offence has left her $450 out of pocket and her licence was disqualified for six months.
All convictions were recorded.
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