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Alleged Queensland border jumper speaks

One of the three woman who allegedly lied to authorities to get back into Queensland has spoken out from hotel quarantine.

Haja Timbo has been identified as the third person who lied about being in Melbourne recently and took a flight to Sydney before boarding another back to Brisbane Picture Supplied
Haja Timbo has been identified as the third person who lied about being in Melbourne recently and took a flight to Sydney before boarding another back to Brisbane Picture Supplied

One of the three woman who allegedly lied to authorities to get back into Queensland has spoken out from hotel quarantine.

Haja Timbo, 21, was identified as the third woman to be charged.

Ms Timbo, along with Olivia Winnie Muranga, 19, and Diana Lasu, 21, sparked the state’s outbreak fears.

Muranga and Lasu tested positive for COVID-19 after spending several days going about their business in the community.

Timbo has not tested positive but is in quarantine as a precaution.

All three women have been charged for giving misleading information and fraud related to their re-entry to the state, which imposed strict restrictions on travel from Victoria.

Ms Timbo is currently in hotel quarantine and briefly commented on the backlash the trip have received.

“Half of the things that are in the media aren’t true, so what can you do,” she told the Courier Mail.

“I want everything to be confidential. I don’t want to be in the media or my friends to be in the media.”

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