A Waramanga woman accused of smashing up a southside methadone clinic after it refused to give her takeaway medication has appeared in court for breaching her bail conditions.
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Eleesha Francis Jade Kilby, 31, was on bail for allegedly robbing a blind man when the incident occurred in November.
She appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court on Friday after being arrested at the Woden Bus interchange on Thursday afternoon, as being in the precinct at that time was a breach of her bail.
Court documents say Kilby receives methadone from the Wruwallin Clinic at the Canberra Hospital daily.
In November, she intended to travel to the south coast to visit family and arranged with her doctor to collect takeaway doses for the trip.
But staff at the clinic told her the medication could not be supplied unless she provided evidence of the trip, such as a bus ticket.
Documents said Kilby became upset, allegedly bashing a glass partition and kicking a glass door.
Staff pulled down a metal roller shutter and called security and the police.
Police arrived to discover clear and yellow plastic on the ground of the treatment area.
Officers allege Kilby told them she had picked up a yellow, plastic cleaning sign and smashed it into a clear plastic wall mounted document holder.
Kilby allegedly apologised to police and said she lost her temper about not being able to visit her family.
The court documents said the damage bill totalled $113, and the hospital had sought compensation of $98.
Prosecutor Anthony Williamson opposed bail, arguing the defendant had a history of drug abuse and the breach showed she could not adhere to court orders.
But the defence said Kilby’s conditions allowed her to travel through the interchange twice daily to collect methadone from the Canberra Hospital.
Defence lawyer Hugh Jorgensen argued she had previously observed the condition, and had only breached on Thursday because ACTION buses ran a reduced timetable during the holiday period.
Mr Jorgensen said the change in schedule caused his client to run late.
He said Kilby intended to dispute the property damage allegations.
Magistrate Peter Dingwall granted Kilby bail and expanded the times for her to travel through the junction.
She will reappear in April.
