Perth woman jailed for breaching WA's COVID-19 quarantine laws
Tony Bev said
01:51 PM Aug 25, 2020
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A 28-year-old Perth woman has been jailed in what's believed to be one the toughest penalties handed down for breaching Western Australia's COVID-19 quarantine laws.
The Perth Magistrates court was told she had an exemption allowing her to fly to Perth, but had been informed she would have to quarantine in a hotel for 14 days at her own expense.
She was arrested more than a week after arriving in Perth, and has spent the past fortnight in quarantine in custody.
She was sentenced to six months in prison, backdated to the day she was arrested.
She'll be eligible for parole
It just goes to show that some people are very selfish
If she was a (unknowingly) carrier of Covid-19, how many people could she have passed it onto, during her week of freedom
Edit to say, that instead of flying to Perth, she had a truckie smuggle her to WA
And this link to this article below, says that the woman has a criminal record, that was related to "a meth habit" but that she no longer used the drug.
And this link to this article below, says that the woman has a criminal record, that was related to "a meth habit" but that she no longer used the drug.
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It just goes to show that some people are very selfish
If she was a (unknowingly) carrier of Covid-19, how many people could she have passed it onto, during her week of freedom
Edit to say, that instead of flying to Perth, she had a truckie smuggle her to WA
Link to the story below, in a live news article
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-25/coronavirus-australia-live-news-victorian-premier-daniel-andrews/12590710
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-- Edited by Tony Bev on Tuesday 25th of August 2020 01:54:06 PM
Hi Kebbin, I was wondering that myself, as the article I put up, was very thin concerning the full story
This link to the article below, says that enquiries are ongoing
https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/perth-woman-accused-of-hiding-in-truck-to-sneak-into-wa-from-victoria-20200813-p55lap.html
And this link to this article below, says that the woman has a criminal record, that was related to "a meth habit" but that she no longer used the drug.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-25/woman-who-snuck-into-wa-on-truck-handed-six-month-jail-sentence/12592832
Well hopefully she won't be using it for six months.
The latest news, is that the lady is appealing her sentence
If she wins, then I suppose there is no longer a deterrent, not to sneak over the border
Link to article below
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-26/asher-vander-sanden-to-appeal-six-month-jail-term-covid19-breach/12598948