- A German backpacker pleaded guilty for not paying for groceries at Woolworths
- Moritz Gjukic scanned some of the items he took because he was short on cash
- Magistrate Belinda Merrin fined Mr Gjukic $100 but didn’t record a conviction
A German backpacker has paid the price for stealing some groceries from a Queensland Woolworths because he was short of cash.
Moritz Gjukic pleaded guilty to failing to pay for bacon, mince and cheese from Woolworths at Hinkler Central on February 21, when he appeared in Bundaberg Magistrates Court.
He only scanned some of the items he took through the self-service checkout because he didn’t have the cash to fund a barbecue for a friend’s birthday, according to News Mail.
The German backbacker only scanned some of the items he took through the Woolworths self-service checkout because he didn’t have the cash
Moritz Gjukic stole the items because he was a ‘poor backpacker’
Mr Gjukic said he was working on a local farm but was only earning on average $50 a day.
The court heard Gjukic had a budget of $60 but the groceries were expensive and he was a ‘poor backpacker’, according to the publication.
Magistrate Belinda Merrin fined Mr Gjukic $100 but didn’t record a conviction.
The case was heard in Bundaberg Magistrates Court (pictured)
The theft happened at Hinkler Central in Bundaberg (pictured)