Sunderland Echo

JUDGE: ‘GET A NEW JOB’

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for ten similar burglary offences to be taken into considerat­ion.

Judge Tim Gittins sentenced him to a total of five years behind bars and said he caused "misery and inconvenie­nce" to all of the victims.

The judge told him: "You, to a certain extent, have considered arrest and imprisonme­nt something of an occupation­al hazard.

"The truth is, you need to find yourself a new job. You are 30. You are not very good at this burgling.

"You keep leaving blood at the scene and because of your intoxicati­on you keep leaving fingerprin­ts everywhere."

Judge Gittins said Robinson looked to be set up for a "fresh start" when he was released from prison earlier this year and had a lot of support in place.

But the judge added: "You went on a spree of offending that was significan­t and has had a significan­t effect on your victims.

"Whether you targeted them deliberate­ly or not, virtually all of your victims were elderly people and that aggravates the position."

The court heard the offences happened between May and July.

During the attack on Robinson's mother's home, he and others kicked her door in and stole cash and property worth over £1,000, leaving her "devastated".

Judge Gittins said the incident was "mean and low".

The court heard Robinson burgled and untidily searched a house belonging to a woman who was out visiting her husband, who was seriously ill in hospital.

The judge said: "As if she didn't have enough to worry about, that was what she was greeted with."

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Wayne Robinson caused “misery” when he broke into houses across Sunderland.

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