Two people charged after mum's car allegedly stolen in Yeppoon with her baby inside | ABC News

Two people are facing charges accused over a "distressing" car theft in central Queensland that left a young mum screaming out for her baby girl inside.
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Detective Acting Inspector Luke Peachey said the mother was collecting groceries through a click-and-collect service at the Yeppoon shopping centre on Wednesday when allegedly another woman got into the driver's seat and drove away.
"It's obviously very distressing for the parents of that little girl," he said.
Cobraball woman Monique Ericka Hudson, 24, was charged with a string of offences, including one count of abduction of a child, one count of dangerous operation of a vehicle and two counts of driving without a license.
Mount Morgan man Christopher Travis Lee Tremaine, 36, was also charged with one count each of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and stealing, while also charged with four counts of breach of bail.
They were denied police bail and did not appear for their mention in the Rockhampton Magistrates Court.
Acting Inspector Peachey outlined the police allegations and said the mother was "very shaken up" by the alleged incident.
"She's got a sleeping three-month-old daughter in the back and would have only taken a matter of minutes to just load those [groceries]. She wasn't leaving the car, she was only loading the car," he said.
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