Former NRL WAG Arabella Del Busso fails found guilty of $52,000 theft after court no-show

Notorious ex-WAG Arabella Del Busso was found guilty of stealing $52,320 from her employer, but was not in court to hear it.

The 33-year-old was supposed to be in Sutherland Local Court on Friday to plead the charges in front of Magistrate Hugh Donnelly, but he did not appear.

The once-glam model infamously lied to NRL star Josh Reynolds about getting pregnant with twins after the pair met on Instagram in 2018. She even showed him an ultrasound to confirm she was pregnant.

Del Busso was not in court on Friday despite filing multiple requests to have the hearing postponed and dismissed for several weeks.

She had claimed that she could not afford a lawyer. She also presented a medical certificate and a psychological report from well-known psychologist Tim Watson-Munro and stated that she was too ill to attend.

He even blamed the media coverage, meaning he was “unlikely to get a fair trial.”

However, his biggest claim was that he was abroad and would not be able to lead the court.

On January 18, police received an address in Los Angeles to deliver the brief of evidence against him.

At the February 2 hearing, Del Busso appeared via video link, purportedly from Los Angeles, and said he would not be able to appear in court until May due to “work commitments.”

But the police presented evidence to the Border Force court showing that he had, in fact, returned to Australia from abroad on December 11, 2022, and had not left.

Magistrate Hugh Donnelly said there was insufficient evidence to support her requests for delay and found her guilty of robbery.

She must now return to court in three weeks to be sentenced.

It is understood that she worked as a receptionist for the clinic’s Kogarah and Randwick branches. In the photo, the Kogarah branch

Judge Donnelly ruled that the medical documents were not specific enough to satisfy the court’s requirements and rejected his claims that he could receive an unfair trial.

“It is common for the media to comment on matters before the court and that is part of the judicial system process where the media can review the decisions,” he said.

Del Busso was charged in July 2021 with two counts of theft of an employer’s property following an investigation by St George Police.

Police alleged in court documents that she stole $35,785 from Rheumatology Specialty Care in Kogarah, now known as Integrated Specialty Care, between September 2019 and February 2020.

Del Busso also stole $16,565 from the clinic’s Randwick location during the same period.

She worked as a receptionist for the clinics’ branches in Kogarah and Randwick.

Split: Arabella rose to fame last year during her highly publicized split from soccer star Josh Reynolds. In the photo together

Arabella made the decision to step away from SAS Australia after being questioned about faking a pregnancy

The lingerie model and reality star, who now lives in Melbourne, has pleaded not guilty to both charges.

Del Busso was supposed to have attended court in June 2021 but requested a postponement amid Covid-19 travel restrictions which was granted.

The Kogarah clinic, now called Integrated Specialty Care, offers a “coordinated care approach”, with rheumatology, neurology and nephrology services.

The charges followed a lengthy investigation by detectives from St George’s Police in south Sydney.

Del Busso rose to fame after Josh Reynolds was accused of allegedly assaulting her, with video of a heated argument between the couple circulating online.

The charges against the rugby league player were dropped in February 2020.

In October 2020, she admitted on the reality show SAS Australia that she had faked multiple pregnancies and miscarriages while dating the Wests Tigers Five-Eighth, 31, because she feared he would break up with her.

Del Busso is listed on SAS Australia. The pressure of the interrogation soon became too much for the lingerie model, and he subsequently left the show, handing over his bracelet.