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I caught a plumber rifling through my drawers before using one of my kitchen utensils for a ‘sickening’ act
A WOMAN caught a plumber rifling through her drawers before he performed a "sickening" act with one of her kitchen utensils.
The anonymous homeowner snared the tradesman, who had been recommended by a pal, with secret cameras set up around the property.
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He was called to the pad in Brisbane, Australia, to fix the toilet and shower, but seemed to spend more time ransacking her belongings.
Security cameras captured the moment the plumber entered the woman's bedroom before allegedly rummaging through her drawers.
He then headed into the kitchen where he appeared to continue his hunt, until he grabbed a rolling pin.
The bloke, who cannot be named for legal reasons, then returned to the bathroom with the utensil in the shocking clip.
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It is then alleged that he tried to solve the plumbing problems in the toilet with the wooden cylinder.
Although it is unclear what exactly transpired in the bathroom, the woman believes he dunked the rolling pin down her loo.
The footage then shows the tradie returning the item to the drawer, which the homeowner claims had not been cleaned.
She told : "I just don’t know what he did, that I didn’t see. I'm sickened by him using my utensils on my toilet.
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"That can make you so desperately ill. I'm really upset by it. How many other people has he done this to?"
It is not known if the Aussie was inside the property at the time of the incident.
However, she later noticed a pair of earrings had also gone AWOL after the stomach-churning call out.
The woman alleged that the jewellery had disappeared from a drawer in her bedside table.
She added: "It’s so personal, your bedroom drawers are so personal and there’s a camera like half a metre from his face.
"I'm sickened about the cleanliness issues more than anything else."
The furious client sent an email to the plumber saying she had "caught" him red-handed and demanded he replaces her utensils.
I'm really upset by it. How many other people has he done this to?
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But she claims he refused and "didn't seem to really care" about her complaints.
She added: "He just said let him know if I needed him to come back and fix the toilet. He didn't fix the toilet or the shower.
"I had to get another plumber afterwards."
The matter was reported to Queensland Police and the tradesman has since been charged with entering a dwelling and committing an indictable offence.
The force said in a statement: "On March 1, between 9:15am and 9:45am, the 50-year-old Chermside West man attended a Milton unit lawfully to conduct maintenance.
"Police will allege, the 50-year-old, while already in the unit, stole a pair of earrings."
According to 9 News, he is understood to be fighting the charge.
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The bloke has already appeared at Brisbane Magistrates Court and his case was adjourned until May 3.
The incident has also been reported to the building watchdog.
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