Woman sentenced for tracking ex-partner with Apple Airtag
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 09:02 · Archive
Sarah Denise Leyshon, 35, was sentenced after hiding an Apple Airtag in her ex-partner's car boot.
Sarah Denise Leyshon, 35, was sentenced in Albany Magistrates Court after hiding an Apple Airtag inside the boot of her ex-partner's car. Her former partner discovered the tracker, which was duct-taped to the cargo area next to his spare wheel, on May 9, 2026, and reported it to Mt Barker police five days later.
Police identified Leyshon as the registered owner of the Airtag. Although she initially denied placing it in the vehicle, forensic analysis found her DNA attached to the cut end of the duct tape used to secure the tracker. She pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a tracking device on September 18.
Magistrate Rosemarie Myers described the offending as 'unusual' and 'concerning', stating that such behaviour towards a current or former partner is serious. Leyshon was handed a $1500 fine and did not appear for sentencing. The maximum penalty for the offence is a $5000 fine or up to 12 months in prison.
How it is being reported
- Sarah Leyshon: Woman sentenced for duct-taping Apple Airtag inside ex-partner’s car to track him through WAA woman who hid an Apple Airtag inside the boot of her ex-partner’s car in an attempt to track him through regional Western Australia has been sentenced.Perth Now · 13 Oct, 08:48
- Woman sentenced for duct-taping Apple Airtag inside boot of ex-partner’s car to track him through Mt BarkerA woman who hid an Apple Airtag inside the boot of her ex-partner’s car in an attempt to track him has been sentenced in court after police found her DNA on a piece of tape she used to affix it to his vehicle.The West Australian · 12 Oct, 10:00
In this story: Sarah Denise Leyshon · Mt Barker · Albany Magistrates Court · Rosemarie Myers
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