Tayla Brooke Marshall misses Gympie court for childbirth amid fraud charges

The early arrival of a baby delayed the expected sentencing of a 24-year-old woman facing multiple fraud charges on Tuesday.

A Jones Hill woman’s expectations of being sentenced for a string of fraud offences were put on hold as childbirth sent her to hospital instead of the court. Picture: Emma Brasier

The expected sentencing of a Jones Hill woman for a string of fraud charges was put on hold on Tuesday as childbirth sent her to the Gympie Hospital instead, a court has heard.

Tayla Brooke Marshall, 24, was expected to face Gympie Magistrates Court for a long plea hearing over the charges which included 11 counts of fraud, four counts of breaching bail, contravening an order to provide access to an electronic device, and unduly dealing with shop goods worth up to $150.

No pleas have been entered.

However her defence lawyer said shortly before his arrival at the court Ms Marshall “sent... a text saying she’d gone to hospital to have her baby”.

The sentencing of a Jones Hill woman for a string of fraud offences was put on hold on Tuesday as childbirth sent her to the Gympie Hospital instead. Picture: Emma Brasier

The court heard her lawyer tried to reach her in the hope she could appear by phone while in the maternity ward but he could not reach her.

“She was due on the fifth (of August),” the court was told.

Ms Marshall’s sentencing was rescheduled to August 5, with the court told she would be entering guilty pleas on the date.

Originally published as Tayla Brooke Marshall misses Gympie court for childbirth amid fraud charges