A former bikini model has been warned she could face jail time after she stole bottles of wine from Sydney’s east side liquor stores just months after she was convicted for scamming a hotel. luxurious.
Stevie Bamford will be sentenced at Waverley Local Court on Monday after she was found guilty of three counts of theft for less than $2000.
However, when she entered the courthouse shortly after 10:30 a.m. with silver heels and long black hair tied in a high ponytail, the incident was adjourned.
Stevie Bamford (pictured), 31, accused a tuk tuk driver of raping her in Thailand a decade ago because she didn’t want her boyfriend to be mad at her for being late
But it wasn’t before judge Jacqueline Milledge issued a stark warning to the 31-year-old that she was ‘likely to end up in jail’.
Ms Milledge told Bamford: “I’ve looked at your criminal history and you’re really facing jail.
‘Need to prepare a sentencing assessment report, the court needs to know what’s going on in your life and what to do with you…you’re not in a good place.’
Bamford nodded and said she ‘understood’.
The court issued a subpoena against Bamford, the daughter of former international rugby union Peter Tunks, in August after she failed to appear in court.
According to court documents, Bamford stole nearly $240 worth of alcohol from First Choice Liquor in Maroubra and Dan Murphy’s in Kingsford over three weeks in June and July.
According to court documents, the former bikini model (pictured) stole nearly $240 worth of alcohol from First Choice Liquor in Maroubra and Dan Murphy in Kingsford over three weeks in June and July.
Bamford (pictured) went into liquor stores and left liquor – including bottles of Glenfiddich scotch and Absolut passion fruit vodka – in her bag before stepping out again, a court heard
The Malabar resident walked into liquor stores and put alcohol – including bottles of Glenfiddich scotch and passion fruit Absolut vodka – in his bag before stepping out.
Court documents show Bamford stole 22 containers of alcohol, including a ready-to-drink watermelon vodka drink as well as Jack Daniels and cans of coke.
According to police, Bamford committed all three blatant thefts in broad daylight.
It is the 10th charge against the Sydney woman in the past 10 years after a court earlier announced that Bamford had been charged with nine previous counts since 2011, including assaulting a police officer. , worse than breaking into and entering the house, driving with ice and cocaine in her system.
Bamford is serving a 12-month community correction order after being found guilty of defrauding the Hilton hotel on George St in Sydney last year.
She was found guilty of defrauding a luxury hotel when she used another woman’s credit card to pay for accommodation she could not afford.
She was found guilty of luxury hotel fraud when she used another woman’s credit card to pay for accommodation she could not afford.
At the time of sentencing, the court said Bamford had a significant drug addiction and severe mental health problems.
The court was previously told that the new charges were a breach of bail conditions applied to Bamford as part of her community rectification order.
On the previous occasion, an arrest warrant for Bamford had been issued and she was found guilty in her absence.
The three theft-related charges come a decade after she made headlines around the world for accusing a tuktuk driver of raping her in Thailand.
At that time, the 21-year-old girl told Thai police that she was coming home from a night out with her boyfriend when the driver took her to a deserted area and raped her while she was in custody.
She later admitted that she lied to the police because she didn’t want her boyfriend to be angry about her coming home late.
She was found guilty of making false statements and sentenced to 15 days in a prison in Thailand.
At the time of sentencing, the court said Bamford (pictured) was significantly addicted to drugs and had severe mental health problems.
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