He was sentenced to six months in prison in August, which was backdated to his arrest. He was also given a further six-month term of imprisonment for breaching his previous suspended imprisonment order.
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Thomsen has since been released and was in Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday to support his partner as she was sentenced over 47 charges relating to the thefts.
Prosecutors told the court Thomsen would drive Tucker to the hospitals and sometimes wait in the car or in the reception area while she stole the items.
The court also heard Tucker, who was under the influence of drugs at the time of the thefts and had little recollection of them occurring, had “an extensive history in relation to this type of offending”.
But Magistrate Jennifer Hawkins said a recent diagnosis of a significant cognitive disability would spare Tucker another term of imprisonment.
While she called the offending “completely egregious and opportunistic”, Hawkins said Tucker had a childhood marred by “absolute hardship”.
“Your childhood was marred by violence, alcohol use, drug use, all factors of trauma – significant mitigatory factors I have to have regard to,” she said.
“It also appears that throughout your childhood and life you’ve suffered a cognitive disability. You have struggled with a cognitive disability for most of your life … which has affected your ability to educate yourself and undertake any employment.
“You have simply reverted to drug use and offending to support yourself throughout your life.”
Hawkins handed Tucker an eight-month prison sentence for the 47 charges, but said it was “appropriate” to suspend the sentence for 12 months.
Tucker was also fined for some of the minor offences and was told remaining in the community would give her better access to NDIS supports.
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