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Judge Cuts Baby Abandonment Sentence to Home Detention

5/6/2026

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Hamilton District Court judge Swaran Singh reduced Theresa Anne Johnson’s 14-month prison term to eight months of home detention after she removed a 4-month-old infant from a parked car.
Johnson, 59, was convicted of abandoning a baby, careless driving and theft and received $20-per-week repayments and a nine-month driving ban.
She said she was high on meth, had childhood trauma and will start a hairdressing business after release.

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Hamilton District Court judge Swaran Singh reduced Theresa Anne Johnson’s 14-month prison term to eight months of home detention after she removed a 4-month-old infant from a parked car.
Johnson, 59, was convicted of abandoning a baby, careless driving and theft and received $20-per-week repayments and a nine-month driving ban.
She said she was high on meth, had childhood trauma and will start a hairdressing business after release.