A SERIAL shoplifter has been dubbed the 'Poo Bomber' by Australian police after being caught "defecating" in the shops she steals from.

But local courts have decided to spare the self-proclaimed kleptomaniac from jail, causing a stink in the local community who are tired of cleaning up her mess.

3 Police dubbed the shoplifting 42-year-old woman 'Poo Bomber' Credit: DAILY TELEGRAPH (AUSTRALIA)

3 Experts suggested she loses control of her bowels because of the adrenaline she gets from stealing Credit: DAILY TELEGRAPH (AUSTRALIA)

The 42-year-old has appeared in court several times and once nicked £106 worth of clothes before emptying her bowels on the shop floor and exiting.

According to a police report, she "stood still with her legs partially apart between a row of display stands" at a Best & Less store, in Mittagong, just south of Sydney.

"The accused has looked around before shaking her buttocks and flicking part of her dress near the buttock region," the document continued.

"It is at this time that the accused has defecated on the shop floor before walking away."

The woman reportedly "took possession of a tea towel" and used it "to wipe her buttocks" before "throwing it under a display stand".

Police reports said the woman also left a mess in a pharmacy in Campbelltown Mall, near Sydney.

3 She reportedly used a towel to clean herself before doing a runner in a pharmacy Credit: DAILY TELEGRAPH (AUSTRALIA)

She "went into the squat position" and caused "dysfunction in aisle three", forcing the shop to close for an hour until it was cleaned up.

Her lawyer, Ben Archbold, said the woman, who has not been named, was remorseful and working to improve her behaviour but suffers from mental health problems.

"My client has a mental illness and has quite clearly fallen through the cracks of the mental health support available in the community."

Experts suggest the loss of control over her bowel movements might be caused by the rush of adrenaline she gets from shoplifting, says The Daily Telegraph.

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Magistrates at Moss Vale Local Court are struggling to strike the right balance between acknowledging her mental health issues and protecting the community from her messy habit.

The woman was eventually handed a 15-month good behaviour bond after pleading guilty to charges including multiple counts of larceny and the destruction or damaging of property.

But she is due to be re-sentenced after breaching her behaviour bond when she stole a drill from Central Coast Leagues Club on 21 May.

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