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A COURT has heard how an 18-year-old woman felt âintimidatedâ and under âduressâ when a complete stranger got in her car and asked to be taken to places around Bundaberg.
Christina Evelyn Broome pleaded guilty in Bundaberg Magistrates Court to five offences including entering a premises with intent and stealing.
She appeared in court by videolink from the Bundaberg Watch House.
As the victim was leaving the Dan Murphyâs carpark on Saturday, Broome approached her â gesturing like there was something wrong with her car.
The victim stopped and wound the window down, Broome told her she needed a lift.
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