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AN AUSTRALIA Zoo vet caught stealing items from a Myer store attempted to pay for the goods with cash during a court appearance yesterday.
Melanie Panayiotou, 31, faced no further punishment after appearing in Maroochydore Magistrates Court, despite the magistrate acknowledging shoplifters were likely to reoffend. The champion marathon runner, whose website lists her as No.1 on the Australian *National Marathon Rankings, pleaded guilty to one count of unauthorised dealing with shop goods and one count of stealing from the Maroochydore Myer on October 3.
Ms Panayiotou told the court she was not acting like her normal self when she stole more than $500 of swimwear and a quilt cover, which she stashed inside her bag. She also pleaded guilty to stealing three boxes of chocolates and a gift bag from a Target store on November 30 after police officers searched her and found the items in her bag.
The athletics star attempted to pay the $519.70 restitution for the goods via cash in an envelope through her lawyer during the court appearance.
However, Magistrate Rod Madsen ordered Ms Panayiotou to immediately pay money straight back to the store she had stolen from.
In sentencing, Mr Madsen said: “Unfortunately, people with these problems keep doing it before they get help.
Ms Panayiotou’s defence lawyer told the court that his client was going through a stressful time in her life.
The lawyer said she was very remorseful and planned to seek help.
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