'Now you are in big ladies court, you get big charges', judge tells teen thief

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Timaru woman Natalie Fowler, 18, was told by Judge David Ruth in the Timaru District Court on Tuesday that the rules now change after she made a first appearance in the district court. (File photo)
An 18-year-old woman who has spent much of her youth in the judicial system was told in the Timaru District Court “now you are in big ladies court, you get big charges”.
Natalie Fowler appeared before Judge David Ruth in the Timaru District Court on Tuesday on charges of burglary, theft and shoplifting.
“You have pleaded guilty to a number of theft charges and burglary, you have spent all of your young life in the jurisdiction of Youth Court.

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