Former WAG Arabella Del Busso pleads for court hearing postponement
WAG who faked pregnancies with NRL star makes desperate plea as she tries to find a lawyer to defend the allegation she stole $50,000 from her ex-boss
- Former WAG plea to delay hearing
- Arabella Del Busso accused of stealing money
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A former WAG has made a desperate plea to delay her hearing until she finds an attorney to fight the charge that she stole more than $50,000 from a former employer.
Arabella Del Busso appeared before Sutherland Local Court in southern Sydney on Friday and filed a request to have her hearing moved to February 10.
Del Busso is accused of stealing $35,785 while working the front desk at Rheumatology Specialist Care in Kogarah between September 2019 and February 2020.
Police will allege she stole another $16,565 around the same time while working at the center of the business in Randwick, south-east Sydney.
The 32-year-old is the former girlfriend of NRL player Josh Reynolds and was caught after faking three miscarriages while dating the sports star.
Arabella Del Busso appeared before Sutherland Local Court in Sydney’s south on Friday and filed a request to have her hearing rescheduled from February 10
Del Busso has pleaded not guilty to the charges and told the court she wanted to postpone her hearing while she sought legal representation.
She explained that she hired a lawyer but was unable to keep him due to Covid-related delays in the court process.
Del Busso told the court she could not afford a new attorney for the hearing.
She appeared via video link and explained that she had been abroad for the past three months and would not be returning to Australia until May.
Del Busso said she needed to earn a little more money while living abroad so she could pay for her legal representation, The Daily Telegraph reported.
“I’m asking for time to make more money for legal representation,” Del Busso said.
“I don’t feel comfortable coming to court without a legal team.”
Del Busso told the court she was unaware of the hearing date until November last year, even though it was set in April.
The 32-year-old is the former girlfriend of NRL player Josh Reynolds and was caught after faking three miscarriages while dating the sports star
The police prosecutor opposed moving the court date, saying Del Busso had “numerous options” to hire a lawyer.
He told the court that Del Busso chose to go abroad even though the date of the hearing was set more than 10 months in advance.
Magistrate Hugh Donnelly decided not to move the hearing because he said it was in the public interest to proceed with it.
He said the 32-year-old woman faced “serious” charges and could face jail if found guilty.