A woman from Sarnia, Ont., has been jailed after stealing $50 from a boy’s birthday card.&nbsp;

On June 10, 2022, Chantelle McManus, 39, travelled by taxi from Sarnia to an apartment in the nearby town of Corunna, where a nine-year-old boy and his 13-year-old sister were alone at home, <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;The Sarnia Observer&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.theobserver.ca/news/local-news/sarnia-woman-jailed-for-stealing-50-from-boys-birthday-card&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.theobserver.ca/news/local-news/sarnia-woman-jailed-for-stealing-50-from-boys-birthday-card">The Sarnia Observer</a> reported.

McManus, a stranger to the children, was found downstairs in their living room when the teen girl went to check on her barking dog.

McManus has been homeless for the past two to three years and is struggling with a fentanyl addiction. It was also noted that she was under the influence of the drug on the day of the incident.{ai:summary}Chantelle McManus, 39, took a $50 plunge into the pool of petty crime, stealing from a boy’s birthday card while the kids were left unsupervised. When the 13-year-old sister checked on her barking dog, she found the stranger waiting downstairs. Justice delivered a hard slap, jailing McManus for her audacity. #crime

Ontario woman jailed after stealing $50 from boy's birthday card

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