A woman who was yesterday charged with theft today reappeared in court charged with a string of other thefts, leading a magistrate to recommend that the two cases be amalgamated.

The 42-year-old Australia-born woman was charged with stealing a handbag containing €1,800 in cash, an HTC mobile phone, credit cards and other documents from Big Ben Interiors in Birkirkara on March 9.

She was also charged with stealing a wallet containing €10 and a chequebook from a person shopping at Bo Concept in San Gwann on April 18.

The woman was further charged with falsifying signatures on cheques, using false documents and relapsing.

Yesterday, the woman had been charged with stealing a cheque book, €930 in cash, using a false cheque to defraud a computer store of €729, stealing a mobile phone and relapsing.

Lawyer Peter Fenech asked the court to combine the two cases since it was unfair that the cases were split. Magistrate Charmaine Galea recommended that the cases be amalgamated.

In court yesterday, Dr Fenech, argued that the system does not help former convicts find a job.

The woman was remanded in custody.

Inspectors Trevor Micallef and Luke Bonello led the prosecution.

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