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Bunnings bandit: Mum violently fights off staff as she tries to steal items!

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According to New Idea Food, a Queensland woman – dubbed the ‘Bunnings Bandit’ – has appeared in court, accused of fighting off staff with a broom after they caught her stealing a trolley full of goods.

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Mum-of-two Jessica Kayla Johnson faced Ipswich Magistrates Court in Queensland after she violently swung the cleaning device at a female Bunnings worker in the Bundamba store on October 19 last year.

She also faced court for a range of offences including vehicle, alcohol and fuel theft. 

Those charges arise from a string of incidents on June 4 last year, where she stole a Mazda CX9 car, a tank of petrol and a bottle of bourbon in the one day. 

It was also claimed she hurled a string of disgusting obscenities at police and called them ‘dogs, f***ing r*****s’ during her arrest. 

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Johnson eventually plead guilty to five counts of stealing, receiving tainted property and two counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle.

She also plead guilty to other charges included obstructing police at a licensed premises, fraud, assault and failing to take care/precautions with a needle/syringe.

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The mum-of-two fought off Bunnings staff with a broom after they caught her stealing. (Credit: Getty)

Speaking to the troubled young mum, who was on parole at the time of her offending, Magistrate Donna MacCallum said: ‘You need to keep out of trouble, find a path.

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‘It is not good for the children that their mother is in Prison. Or that they are given the idea it is OK to do that [steal].’

She was convicted and sentenced to six months in jail, with her jail term being suspended for 18 months.

Too read more news, recipes and cooking ideas, head to New Idea Food, Australia’s newest home for food. 

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