A BENDIGO woman who damaged her partner's car after an argument has been given a good behaviour bond.
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The 38-year-old woman appeared in the Bendigo Magistrates' Court on Friday where she pleaded guilty to five charges including contravening a family violence intervention order.
The court heard the intervention order was issued on August 18 last year with the woman's partner listed as the protected person.
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The only condition on the order was that the woman was not allowed to commit family violence.
On April 17, the woman had an escalating argument with the man at their Bendigo home. The man decided to leave the property, only to discover that the woman had removed a fuse from his vehicle.
He called the police when she would not hand back the fuse and officers arrived at the property about 2.40pm.
The court heard he initially told police that the woman had threatened him with a knife and thrown the weapon at him.
The man told police he did not want his partner to face charges. Instead, he wanted to get the car fuse back so he could leave.
Police noticed a dent in the man's car and a broken pot plant nearby. The woman admitted to throwing the pot plant at the vehicle.
The woman was charged but released on summons.
Between June and October this year, the woman repeatedly failed to appear in court and a number of arrest warrants were issued.
About 11pm on Thursday, police were called to the Coles store at Lyttleton Terrace in Bendigo in relation to a theft. Officers arrived and located the woman on Queen Street.
CCTV footage showed she had dumped a black bag into a rubbish bin near the supermarket. The bag, which was recovered, contained stolen food and a wallet with the woman's personal documents and $195 in cash.
The woman was arrested but not interviewed as she was displaying COVID-like symptoms. She was remanded at the Bendigo Police Station.
Defence lawyer Robert Timms told the court the woman had postnatal depression and the offending was linked to her diagnosis.
Mr Timms said the woman was also intoxicated during the theft, which was uncommon due to the medication she was taking.
The defence lawyer submitted that the woman had already served one day in custody, which could be an appropriate punishment.
Magistrate Trieu Huynh said he would release the woman from custody but would not consider a jail sentence.
Instead, Mr Huynh convicted the woman and sentenced her to a 12-month good behaviour bond.
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