Emma Louise Tassell attempted to steal nearly $300 worth of goods from Target
An opiate-addicted former beautician and mother has faced court on a string of charges, including stating false information to police on two occasions.
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A former opiate-addicted beautician and mother from Para Hills has been fined $1000 for stealing goods from Target and stating false information to police on two occasions.
Emma Louise Tassell, 25, pleaded guilty to a raft of charges including giving false or misleading information to a police officer, driving disqualified, unlawful possession of an ANZ bank card and possessing prescription drugs.
The Elizabeth Magistrates Court heard Tassell was caught driving on Amanga Street at Gepps Cross without a licence on January 27 this year.
However, a police prosecutor said Tassell gave officers a different name and date of birth when questioned.
“She provided a false name because she was scared,” he told the court.
“She said she wasn’t aware she was disqualified.”
Then, on May 26 in Elizabeth, she was caught exiting a Target store with several items in a shopping trolley worth about $291 without paying, including children’s toys, a Barbie doll and a football.
Police also claimed she was in possession of an ANZ bank card in her handbag which was believed to have been stolen and gave the name of another female with a different date of birth.
She was also found with a prescription drug Comfarol Forte, with the prescription box made out in somebody else’s name.
Tassell’s lawyer Mr Stiles said the 25-year-old had gone through some “really tough times recently”, losing her beauty business due to COVID-19.
He also said his client had been addicted to opiates from about 2016 when a partner was “locked up”.
Mr Stiles also said she had suffered from medical issues, including auto-immune and organ issues and surgery after being bitten by a spider.
He also said Tassell was the product of a “broken house” with an ex-partner in prison “a lot”.
He believed the offending was “limited” but it would “haunt her for a long period of time.”
Magistrate Briony Kennewell gave Tassell an 18-month good behaviour bond, several convictions and a total fine of $1000.
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