A female prison officer under investigation for her conduct with an inmate allegedly stole a titanium bracelet sent to her private mailbox by mistake.
Amy Meshell Connors, 34, made headlines earlier this month after her alleged relationship with convicted cop killer Sione Penisini behind bars at Kempsey prison was revealed.
Connors has been charged with misconduct in public office over the alleged romance with Penisini and on Monday morning faced Kempsey Local Court for the first time.
Prison guard Amy Meshell Connors (pictured), who allegedly had a relationship with a convicted cop killer behind bars, is also charged with larceny after allegedly stealing a $120 titanium bracelet
Rosemaree Corby ordered the bracelet to her Port Macquarie post office box in June, but before it arrived she moved to Queensland with her family. Ms Corby said she typed a letter (pictured) to the new owner of the post box, asking them to return the bracelet
When Ms Corby called the post office to check if it had arrived, she claims she was told the parcel had already been signed for by someone else
But the married mother-of-two is also charged with larceny after allegedly stealing a $120 titanium bracelet that was wrongfully sent to her mailbox after being bought off eBay in June.
Rosemaree Corby ordered the bracelet to her Port Macquarie post office box in June, but before it arrived she had moved to Queensland with her family.
According to police, Ms Connors took over the post office box once it had been vacated by Ms Corby.
When she eventually called the post office to check if the parcel had arrived, Ms Corby claims she was told the parcel had already been signed for by someone else.
Ms Corby is still yet to receive the piece of jewellery she bought online
In her brief appearance before Kempsey Local Court on Monday, Connors’ lawyer entered a not guilty plea to the charge of larceny. Connors is pictured leaving the court
‘I was living in Port Macquarie and I had a P.O Box but by the time it was delivered I’d moved up to Queensland,’ Ms Corby told Daily Mail Australia.
‘It was meant to be redirected to my new address, but for some reason they just put a card in the box still,’ she said.
‘On June 29 someone went in with the card and signed for it.’
Ms Corby said she typed a letter to the new owner of the post box, asking them to return the bracelet.
‘The post office has you on camera collecting this parcel. ‘This parcel was not for you as it was addressed to myself,’ Ms Corby wrote in the letter.
But when she still did not receive the bracelet from the person who had signed for it at the post office, Ms Corby went to police.
Connors’ matter is due back before court on November 21. She is pictured leaving court on Monday
In her brief appearance before Kempsey Local Court on Monday, Connors’ lawyer entered a not guilty plea to the charge of larceny.
Ms Corby is still yet to receive the piece of jewellery she bought online.
Connors, a senior prison officer of 14 years, was arrested at her home in Smithtown, on the NSW mid north coast, on August 3 after a police investigation into the alleged affair.
In considering continuing Connors’ bail, Magistrate Brett Thomas noted she had ‘shown a desire to continue the relationship’.
‘The accused has kept a relationship with the subject involved…for a substantial period of time and appears to want to continue that relationship,’ Mr Thomas said.
Connors has been charged with misconduct in public office over her alleged romance with convicted cop killer Sione Penisini (pictured right) behind bars at Kempsey prison
Pensini allegedly ‘groomed’ Connors (pictured) by pushing her into weightloss surgery
A stony faced Ms Connors was comforted by her mother during her appearance and refused to answer questions as she left the court.
Her alleged lover Pensini was moved to Goulburn Supermax jail, home to Australia’s most hardened criminals, after allegedly assaulting a fellow prisoner in recent weeks.
Pensini allegedly ‘groomed’ Connors by pushing her into weightloss surgery.
The married mother-of-two, was reported to be pregnant with Pensini’s child, but her family has denied those claims.
Her matter is due back before court on November 21.
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