Missing woman pleads guilty to stealing A WOMAN who went missing for a week, leaving distraught family and friends fearing the worst, has pleaded guilty to breaking into homes and stealing alcohol. Belinda Burcham, 40, was excused from appearing at Waverley Local Court in Sydney's east on Monday when her counsel entered guilty pleas to six charges. The court heard Burcham is at Odyssey House, a rehabilitation facility. Her disappearance on December 30 last year sparked a police search and a massive social media campaign launched by family and friends. Burcham's longtime friend and employer, Moses Obeid, is believed to have sought the help of a psychic in the search. The psychic said Burcham was on someone's lounge, in the city's east, and in a bad way. Police located her five days later in Paddington where all of the crimes took place. While reported missing, Burcham broke into three homes in Roylston St, in a secluded area adjacent to Trumper Park. She stole two bottles of Grange Hermitage wine valued at $1600 and a packet of cigarettes. Burcham also stole six bottles of cooking wine from another home, and at a third premises, she stole two bottles of brandy worth $100 each and a decanter. She will be sentenced on May 6.