Shyanne Maree Whatley pleads guilty to stalking at Gympie, Qld

A young woman has faced court over a series of crimes including a month-long campaign of terror against her neighbour who was forced to install CCTV cameras around her home for protection.

Shyanne Maree Whatley pleaded guilty in Gympie Magistrates Court to one charge of possessing marijuana. Photo: Facebook

A 25-year-old woman has been ordered to stay clear of her ex-neighbour after waging a campaign of fear against her, saying she would “slash (her) family’s throat” and “murder her”.

Shyanne Maree Whatley faced Gympie Magistrate Court Tuesday over her stalking and intimidation of her ex-neighbour, one of a dozen offences committed throughout 2024.

Police Prosecutor Allison Johnstone said Whatley’s “persistent abuse” across a month-long period from April 1 to May 11 left the woman and her son so in fear for her safety she installed CCTV cameras around their home.

Whatley’s’ threats included telling the woman she would “legit slash your family’s throats” and “murder her”.

On another occasion Whatley told the woman “if I was your mother, I would’ve smashed your guts in”.

Shyanne Maree Whatley, 25, has faced court over a series of crimes a month-long campaign of terror against her neighbour which became so severe she was forced to install CCTV cameras around her home for protection. Photo: Facebook

Sgt Johnstone said the rants and threats went on for 30 or 40 minutes at a time, and Whatley’s neighbour started recording them as evidence and became too afraid to spend time in and around her home, Sgt Johnstone said.

Two months after terrorising her neighbour, between August 1 and August 4, Whatley broke into Gympie Anglicare and stole the charity’s Toyota Corolla.

The stolen Corolla was later found crashed into a tree.

It was one of two cars Whatley stole.

The other was a theft at Archerfield on July 13, when she took a car on a test drive and never returned it.

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Shyanne Maree Whatley, 25, pleaded guilty to 12 charges in total including stalking, two counts of break-and-enter, stealing a vehicle, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, obstructing police, four counts of breaching bail, failing to appear, and one count of fraud laid after she fled from a taxi without paying he bill. Photo: Facebook

Whatley was found asleep behind the wheel with the keys in the ignition, the court heard.

She also stole hair products from a salon in a separate break-in at Monkland on July 26.

The 25-year-old pleaded guilty to 12 charges in total including stalking, two counts of break-and-enter, stealing a vehicle, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, obstructing police, four counts of breaching bail, failing to appear, and one count of fraud laid after she fled from a taxi without paying her bill.

Whatley, who represented herself at the sentencing after her lawyers Nightingale Law withdrew, said she was “sorry for the silly mistakes I made”.

“I have stuffed up a lot,” Whatley said.

Magistrate Bevan Hughes sentenced Whatley to six months jail with a parole release date of October 17, 2024, saying he was personally offended by her repeated breaches of bail. Photo Patrick Woods / Gympie Times

Magistrate Bevan Hughes accepted there was a “history” between the 25-year-old and her neighbour, and she was “drug-affected” at the time.

He sentenced Whatley to six months’ jail with a parole release date of October 17, 2024, saying he was “personally disappointed” by her repeated breaches of bail.

“That was me granting you bail on conditions so could get a mental health plan to help you address the issues, ” Mr Hughes said.

“I gave you so many chances.”

The 25-year-old was also restrained from going anywhere near her former neighbour until 2029.

Originally published as Shyanne Maree Whatley pleads guilty to stalking at Gympie, Qld