The 19-year-old woman appeared from custody at Christchurch District Court on Monday morning, facing five charges, including three of aggravated robbery.
Police allege she was responsible for four robberies at retail premises in Christchurch, with the first allegedly occurring on Bealey Ave just before 7pm on Saturday. She was allegedly armed with what looked like a firearm and is accused of making off with cash.
A further three allegedly happened yesterday – with the first one at an Ilam Rd dairy just before 11.30am, this time the woman was allegedly armed with a broken glass bottle and is accused of stealing cash and a cellphone.
The second allegedly happened at a Hills Rd service station and with menace the accused demanded cash around noon, while the third happened at a Worcester St dairy in Linwood just after 1.30pm, with her allegedly robbing the store of cigarettes.
She also faces an earlier charge that on May 5, being armed with what looked like a knife, she allegedly robbed a man of money and cigarettes.
Duty lawyer Andrew McKenzie asked for the case to be recalled this afternoon.
Police yesterday said in a statement: "Nobody was injured as a result of these incidents, however, cash and tobacco products were allegedly stolen."
