Christina Kukola
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NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-14-2025 3PM EDT
The video shows the woman taking the wombat from its mother on a dark roadside and running away towards someone laughing. An online petition called for her to be deported. Officials confirmed that the woman, known online as Sam Jones, left Australia voluntarily as a review into a possible breach of her visa conditions was ongoing. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned her actions.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-14-2025 3PM EDT
Jones returned the baby marsupial moments after taking it. She has since apologised. For NPR News, I'm Christina Kukola in Melbourne, Australia.