Judge blasts Wakefield burglar for 'incredible coincidence' after claims he was offered stepdad's stolen TV
A burglar who admitted breaking into his mother’s home later bizarrely claimed he was offered stolen TV while stood outside a pawn shop
A judge slammed a burglar who claimed he was offered a stolen TV taken from his stepdad and mother’s home hours before.
Despite admitting the break-in, Leeds Crown Court heard that Kyle Davison then bizarrely said he was actually offered the TV while stood outside the Cash Converters, which he then sold himself.
But Judge Richard Gioserano sarcastically said: “What an incredible coincidence. Fancy that.”
He gave the 26-year-old a suspended sentence but told him: “Why you would spoil pleading guilty by saying you did not commit the burglary is beyond me.
“I do not know why you tried to deny it after pleading guilty.”
The court heard that Davison had gone to the home where his mother and her partner lives in Wakefield on February 8, asking for money.
He was given £20 and left, but later that night returned asking for more.
He was refused and the door was shut, but Davison continued to knock.
Davison beckoned his stepdad outside, telling him to put his shoes on, prosecutor Oishee Dey said.
When the man appeared, Davison punched him to the floor. When he repeatedly tried to get up he was punched again.
He suffered a cut to his eye and grazing to his face.
But hours later, the victim found the TV missing and front door open. The door had been previously locked but a window was left unsecure.
Finger prints from the window later matched Davison.
The next day, the complainant went to Cash Converters and found the TV.
CCTV from the shop was checked and showed Davison taking in the TV to sell.
He was arrested the day after and gave a no-comment interview.
Davison, of no fixed address, admitted charges of ABH and dwelling burglary. He has nine previous convictions for 22 offences, including a previous burglary.
He appeared in court over a video link from HMP Leeds, where he was being held on remand.
Mitigating, Celine Kart said Davison had used his time wisely in prison, taking courses in English and maths, and was engaging with the drug and alcohol recovery team (DARTs).
She said he had been staying at a hotel in Wakefield city centre and had been evicted, and wanted money to continue his stay.
It was conceded that he has a problem with cannabis use.
However, a probation report read to the court said Davison was now claiming he had been simply stood outside the pawn shop when a man offered him the TV that happened to be stolen from the home where his mother and stepdad lives.
Rejected by Judge Gioserano, he told him: “It’s pretty obvious to me what’s happening.
“You were round your mum’s place and you are a bit of a pest. She may be able to tolerate it but your stepfather does not.
“Adding insult to injury, you go back and take his TV.”
He gave Davison a 15-month jail sentence, suspended for two years and ordered him to complete a six-month drug rehabilitation requirement, 150 hours of unpaid work and 20 rehabilitation days with probation.
He was also given a two-year restraining order to keep him away from his stepdad.
Judge Gioserano warned him: “You are going to have to tread very carefully.
“You could have no complaint if you had to serve that sentence, but I’m going to give you the opportunity.
He told him it depended on “how much he enjoyed his time in prison” and whether he wanted to keep his freedom.