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Home detention for gambling addict who stole $12k from Tasmanian council
A Tasmanian mother of five who stole thousands of dollars from Southern Midlands Council ratepayers to fund her gambling problem has avoided a term of imprisonment, after a mental health report detailed her “intense fear” of incarceration.
Key points:
- Stacey Maree Watkins stole $12,000 from the Southern Midlands Council over three years to support her gambling problem
- Magistrate Robert Webster described the scheme as “unsophisticated”
- Watkins was sentenced to six months’ home detention, including electronic monitoring, and a two-year supervision order
Stacey Maree Watkins pleaded guilty to 23 counts of stealing, offences she committed while working as an administration officer at the council.
During sentencing, Magistrate Robert Webster…
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