Sharon Clancy and Nicole Bailie avoid jail for robbing pregnant woman
The last members of a vigilante group have learnt their fate after a woman was violently taken hostage and tormented in a traumatic 13 hour ordeal.
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The last members of a vigilante group have been sentenced after a pregnant woman was detained for 13 hours, bashed and robbed.
Sharon Anne Clancy, 55, and Nicole Marie Bailie, 29, who pleaded guilty to robbery, avoided jail for their roles in the terrifying ordeal.
Ringleaders Daniel Peter Baker, 34, and Vanessa Renae Brewster, 36, and accomplice Rex Lyall Clough, 34, were previously jailed after the victim’s mother had to pay a ransom for her daughter’s safe return.
During Clancy’s sentencing on Monday, the District Court heard the victim’s relationship with Baker soured after he demanded money from her.
When the victim went to Baker’s Elizabeth East house on December 30, 2020, she was led inside by him and Brewster.
Over 13 hours, the victim was assaulted and various threats were made, while Clancy stole items from her car, including cash and cards.
The victim was then forced to sign car transfer papers to Baker’s name and her jewellery and phone were also stolen.
Clough arrived at the house and a demand was then made to the victim’s mother to pay $1000 if she ever wanted to see her daughter again.
Baker, of Elizabeth East, pleaded guilty to blackmail, assault causing harm and robbery, while Brewster, of Hillbank, pleaded guilty to assault, robbery and theft.
Clough, of Elizabeth East, pleaded guilty to blackmail.
A victim impact statement was read by prosecutor Amy Fisher in September.
The victim said she was 28-weeks pregnant when the offending occurred and she still had nightmares about it.
“How another human can think it’s OK to treat an innocent person the way you treated me is something that I find extremely hard to understand,” she said.
“For the last 23 months and I expect for months to come I have fought away tears, had sleepless nights and live in fear that some day you will come after me again.”
The court heard Clancy, a heavy methamphetamine user, asked for points of the drug for her role in the offending.
The court heard Clancy’s daughter tragically died last year after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Judge Rauf Soulio said the group’s offending was clearly frightening and dangerous and sentenced Clancy to one year and seven month jail, with a non-parole period of 10 months.
Bailie was sentenced earlier this month to one year and three months jail, with a non-parole period of eight months.
Both women’s sentences were suspended on a $1000, 18 month good behaviour bond.
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