Ex-private schoolboy used stolen credit cards for $13K spending spree

A Brisbane ex-private schoolboy who got caught using stolen credit card details for a $13k spending spree buying brand-name clothes has faced court.

A Brisbane ex-private schoolboy who got caught using stolen credit card details for a $13k spending spree buying brand-name clothes has faced court.

Tonny Roy Niyitunga, 20, pleaded guilty to 35 charges of fraud at Beenleigh Magistrates Court on Friday.

The court heard Niyitunga obtained stolen credit card details and used them to make $13,117.60 in purchases between January and April last year.

Tonny Roy Niyitunga, 20, pleaded guilty to 35 charges of fraud at Beenleigh Magistrates Court on Friday. Picture: LinkedIn

Police prosecutor senior constable Jodie Tahana said the majority of the purchases were made at David Jones and included items like Tommy Hilfiger watches and clothes and Apple products.

She said police were easily able to track him down because he had the items delivered to his home address on Brisbane’s southside.

The court heard that Niyitunga, who was 18 at the time of offending, was currently studying commerce at university.

Niyitunga’s lawyer said he had fell into a friendship circle who introduced him to this type of offending during a period when he was struggling with depression and anxiety.

The court heard the young man had a clean criminal history and the judge chose not to record a conviction.

He was sentenced to complete an 18-month period of probation and ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid community service.

He was also ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution.