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A manâs weeping in the watch house has been described as âcrocodile tearsâ after the theft of a womanâs handbag in broad daylight added more offences to his 12-page criminal history.
Walter Thomas Godfrey, 36, pleaded guilty in Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Monday to one count of entering a premises and committing an indictable offence and three counts of fraud.
The court heard Godfrey was âloiteringâ in the carpark of the Hinkler Shopping Centre at midday on Thursday where he saw the victim approach her car.
He then walked past her and waited against a wall while the victim unlocked her car and wound down windows to let out hot air.