Convicted fraudster Ann-Marie Kathrine Smith has made an appearance at the Christchurch District Court office a day after a warrant was issued for her arrest because of a sentencing no-show.
The 30-year-old was in hospital yesterday, but Christchurch District Court Judge Tony Couch did not accept her explanation for not appearing for sentencing on two charges of obtaining money by deception.
He said the medical certificate which had been faxed through saying that she would be fit for work on Thursday was “effectively useless” and issued the arrest warrant. He cited her history of telling lies.
Smith was at the Court House this morning. She saw a registrar and arranged to make a voluntary appearance in the main list court on Friday afternoon.
Her sentencing has now been delayed twice – the first time so that she could arrange to get money to pay $3495 back to her two victims.
Smith remains on bail.
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