Young mother jailed

Press, 21 November 1987, Page 7

Young mother jailed

A young mother, who with an associate, broke into the Ferry Road premises of Footprints from which 24 pairs of shoes, worth $1123, were stolen was sent to prison for three months by Judge Noble in the District Court yesterday. Robin Jessica Timpson, aged 23 (Mr M. Callaghan), told police, when arrested, that she needed the money she would get from selling the shoes to buy Christmas presents for her children, said Sergeant B. Scott. Timpson committed the offence at 5 a.m. on November 15. The stolen footwear was recovered from a car stopped by the police soon after the burglary, he said.

Timpson also appeared for sentence on 21 charges of fraud. Mr Callaghan said the burglary was a spur of the moment offence.

It was his client’s intention to use any money obtained from the sale of the stolen property to buy Christmas presents. The burglary was committed while Timpson was on bail awaiting sentence on the fraud offences, said the Judge. Having regard to her drug abuse the defendant was a sad case, he said. SUPERVISION Supervision for 12 months was the sentence given to a man who obscenely exposed himself to a woman in Rolleston Avenue on October 22. As a condition of supervision, Morris Turner Stowers, aged 24, unemployed (Mr M. J. Glue), was ordered to take such psychiatric treatment or counselling as directed.

It was the third time the defendant had offended in this way and if he did not accept the assistance offered while on supervision it was likely that next time he would end up in prison, said the Judge. Although Stowers did

not have a liquor problem, liquor did contribute to the particular offence for which he was appearing for sentence, said Mr Glue. PERIODIC DETENTION Periodic detention for three months was the sentence given to a woman earlier convicted on seven charges of fraud involving property worth $llB9. In addition, Alana Norma Ramage, aged 22, a shop assistant (Mr A. N. D. Garrett), was ordered to pay compensation in full at $5O a week. She was also put on supervision for 12 months. Damage negotiated the cheques to obtain groceries, clothing, hardware, and household items. She told police she had been suffering from depression after the termination of a relationship. Mr Garrett said the offending was amateurish and was doomed to failure.

His client was prepared to make reparation, he said.