Nine more charges have been laid against a 36-year-old woman who was already facing 35 charges relating to a stolen mail investigation.
Anna Leigh Hunter was charged in December and remanded without plea on 31 charges of dishonestly using credit cards in Christchurch, one of attempting to dishonestly use a credit card, two of receiving credit cards and being reckless about whether they were stolen, and one of possession of a pipe for smoking methamphetamine.
The police allege the offending took place from September to December.
She was remanded to today by a registrar, but in the meantime the police have laid two charges of dishonestly using $100 supermarket gift vouchers, three charges of stealing mail, and four charges of opening postal articles not addressed to her.
She did not appear before a judge at the Christchurch District Court today but was remanded by a registrar, without plea on all charges to appear again on March 22. She remains on bail.
Police said in a statement in December that they had found more than 70 pieces of stolen mail while executing a search warrant at a Diamond Harbour property.
The investigation followed months of reports of mail being taken, and a stolen credit card being used to buy groceries, cigarettes, alcohol, and petrol.
In December, the charges stated that Hunter was living at Diamond Harbour, but the latest charges say she is living in Waimakariri District.
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