When the sister of the NSW attorney-general removed her T-shirt at a boutique beauty clinic in Sydney's eastern suburbs in preparation for a treatment, a therapist spotted a beauty product in her bra.
Gabrielle Upton's 43-year-old sister Helene Marie Upton had also stuffed several other stolen beauty products in her handbag, court documents show.
Upton was waiting alone in the reception of Waverley's Elysium Skin, Body and Being clinic before her appointment on February 26 this year, when she walked to a display shelf and placed an UltraCeuticals toner tester product "down the left hand side of her bra".
She picked up four other products including a foundation and moisturising cream tester and placed them in her handbag.
It was when Upton was taking off her T-shirt for her treatment, that a beauty assistant spotted one of the testers.
The clinic's manager later called police and confronted Upton who denied the theft and yelled "I can't go to court" before leaving the centre.
Upton, who's unemployed and lives with her mother, pleaded guilty to one charge of larceny.
On Tuesday, she was placed on a 12-month good behaviour bond at Waverley Local Court for stealing from the upmarket beauty clinic.
She has also been ordered to pay $220 in compensation to the centre for five cosmetic products.
Upton was also ordered to attend the William Booth House rehab centre by Friday. It's not known what rehab program she will undergo.
A spokeswoman for the NSW Attorney General declined to comment on the issue.
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