'Prolific offender' Emily O'Brien is back in prison as Gosport woman pleads guilty to fraud and robbery
Emily O’Brien, 32 from Gosport, has multiple previous convictions.
A “prolific offender” who has been in and out of prison for theft, burglaries and common assault is back behind bars.
Emily O’Brien, 32 from Forton Road, Gosport, had already pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud, both of which took place on October 3 last year. O’Brien attempted to use two different bank cards that did not belong to her, namely a Lloyds and a Revolut card.
She had been due to appear in court on one count of robbery, but changed her plea to guilty. Portsmouth Crown Court was told that on October 3 last year, O’Brien robbed Jack Moran of his passport, baseball cap, sunglasses, and a wallet, which contained several bank cards.
The court heard how O’Brien has a number of previous convictions, many of which have been reported by The News - including robbing a pensioner at an ATM in 2023, stealing a purse and cards from a woman with dementia in 2020, and stealing a purse in 2017.
The defendant has been jailed on muiltiple previous occasions for her offending.
Speaking about O’Brien when she was jailed in 2023, Police Staff Investigator Sarah Hills said: “Emily O’Brien is a prolific offender across Fareham and Gosport, and I hope the community remain confident that we will always robustly deal with these types of offences. Her disregard for the local community is shocking.”
Emily O’Brien was sentenced to a total of 20 months in prison, concurrent for all three offences.