A woman brandishing a knife forced a man to sign over his car to her because of an earlier falling out, a court has heard.
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Wychitella resident Louise Miller, 35, pleaded guilty in the County Court on Monday to armed robbery following an incident in January last year.
The court heard Miller and a friend drove to a Wedderburn address where the victim and his then-partner were staying in an old bus.
The friend knocked on the door of the van and asked the victim's partner where his stuff was.
When asked, "What stuff?" he replied, "My gems and stuff are gone".
Earlier that night, the court heard, Miller had received a call that the victim was "flashing gems around" and saying they were "worth a fortune".
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Miller then pushed her way into the bus and approached the victim, asking where her gems were and lashing out with her fists.
The victim told her to stop and said he did not know what she was talking about.
She then pulled out a knife, about 20 centimetres long, and a piece of paper, and said to the victim, "If you don't sign this bit of paper, I'll stab you".
Miller told the victim the paper was a receipt to sign his car over to her.
When the victim's partner asked to get her purse from the car, Miller said, "You ain't getting s**t".
Miller then drove the car away.
The victim had purchased the Holden VT Commodore for $700.
Miller was arrested a couple of days later and police retrieved a knife and the 'receipt'.
Her friend was not charged with any offences.
In a victim impact statement, the victim said the incident left him frightened for the safety of himself and his pregnant girlfriend, and worried about what would happen next.
The court heard a grievance had arisen between Miller and the victim when he and his girlfriend stayed at her home, which was understood to be over the payment of rent.
Prosecutor Sarah Bruhn said Miller acted out of that grievance.
Miller's defence counsel, Robert Thyssen, said his client's guilty plea was still of benefit, even though it came at a later stage in the poceedings.
Judge Michael Bourke noted she had what "sounds like a seriously damaging childhood", and suffered from symptoms of an acquired brain injury, bipolar mood disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
The Crown argued that Miller's offending fell into a more serious category because she committed it in company, with her friend being present.
Ms Bruhn said that, from the victim's perspective, another person was there.
But Mr Thyssen submitted the presence of the friend did not meet the definition of 'in company' when that person was not charged.
He said a sentence of four and a half months' imprisonment - time Miller had already spent in custody - and a community corrections order was sufficient.
Judge Bourke ordered Miller be assessed for an order, and adjourned the matter to a later date.
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