Kieyarra Jaye Wake had a ‘War and Peace’ charge list after crime spree

A young thief who stole $4k worth of goods from stores in and around Canelands had her lengthy charge list compared to the expansive Russian classic, War and Peace.

A young thief who stole $4k worth of goods from stores in and around Canelands had her lengthy charge list compared to the expansive Russian classic, War and Peace.

A Mackay woman who stole various items worth thousands of dollars and committed a range of crimes had her rap sheet compared to a Russian classic.

Kieyarra Jaye Wake faced the courthouse with 44 charges, which Magistrate Stephen Byrne described as “quite a story … I have a War and Peace version here”.

The 22 year old pleaded guilty to a lengthy charge list including stealing, attempted stealing, public nuisance, common assault, threatening violence, having a knife in a public place, possessing dangerous drugs, receiving tainted property, contravening police orders and breaching bail conditions.

Police prosecutor Leonie Taufa’ao said the majority of Wake’s stealing offences, totalling 14 charges, took place at Caneland shopping centre.

Yet the court heard Wake’s worst offence occurred at Intersport in Mount Pleasant, where she threatened a 14-year-old cashier working over their school holiday.

“That conduct on that day in particular (was) the most serious out of all her charges,” Ms Taufa’ao said.

“This is where the common assault and the threatening violence (occurred).

“(She was) heavily, heavily involved in using drugs at that period of time.

“For the stealing charges, prosecution is seeking a total restitution of $4039.”

Ms Taufa’ao said Wake had declined to participate in a police interview, which showed her lack of remorse for her offending.

ATSILS defence lawyer David Epstein said it was Wake’s right to not be interviewed so could not indicate her remorse.

Mr Epstein said Wake had a challenging upbringing and comparatively little criminal history.

The court heard Wake had already been in custody for 80 days, but hoped to pursue hairdressing if released.

Magistrate Bryce told Bryce that “over a relatively short period of time” she had “affected the lives of many, many people”.

“I don’t know if you enjoy Townsville Women’s (Correctional Centre), but if you continue on this course you’re going to see a lot of it,” he said.

Wake was sentenced to 18 months probation with convictions recorded.

She was ordered to pay restitution, referred to SPER, to Cotton On, Big W, Target, Stefan Hair Fashions, Dan Murphy’s, Sunglass Hut, Strandbags, and United Chemist Andergrove.