Convicted Logan burglar Thaliea Rose Hanson tells court she has turned her life around

A court has heard how a young mum of two, who was on a ‘slippery slope’ to a life of drugs and crime, says she has regained control following a spate of serious offending.

A young Logan mother-of-two claims to have “turned her life around” following a series of drug-fuelled offences across southeast Queensland, the Beenleigh Magistrates Court heard on Wednesday.

Thaliea Rose Hanson, 21, was on a “slippery slope” to a life of drugs, crime and hard time when she appeared before the Richlands Magistrates Court on September 9, according to defence counsel Alan Phillips of Phillips Lawyers.

On that occasion she pleaded guilty to several “serious” charges, including one count of entering a dwelling to commit an indictable offence, two counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and one count of possession of a dangerous drug.

Thaliea Rose Hanson seems to have "turned her life around", according to her lawyer.

She was sentenced to two years probation and returned home to live with her parents, where she underwent drug counselling and “turned her life around”.

Hanson appeared at the Beenleigh Magistrates Court today for a series of offences that occurred between May and September, some of which predated the burglary mentioned at Richlands Court.

She pleaded guilty to seven charges, including one count of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, possession of dangerous drugs and possession of drug utensils.

The court heard the most serious of the charges occurred on May 12, 2020 at Crestmead, when Hanson was the passenger in a stolen rental car.

Police arrested Hanson and her co-accused during a “joy ride” that caused significant damage to the car, with the victim having to fork out $4000 in excess costs upon its return to Gateway Auto Rentals.

Magistrate Clare Kelly said Hanson’s offending seemed to happen when she was “in the wrong crowd”, but emphasised her need to take responsibility for her own actions.

“You now have two very important reasons to stay away from drugs,” Magistrate Kelly said, in reference to Hanson’s two young children.

Hanson was sentenced to 60 hours of community service and no conviction was recorded.

She will remain on probation for the prior matters until September, 2022.