A burglar exploited an unlocked patio door to enter a house and steal jewellery, leaving the victim feeling vulnerable and shaken. Cliff Bunch, a repeat offender with 27 previous convictions, was caught on CCTV and apprehended by police after selling the stolen goods to a pawn shop.
A burglar took advantage of an unlocked patio door to sneak into a house and steal jewellery. Nottingham Crown Court heard how heavily-convicted Cliff Bunch’s crime left the victim feeling "really scared” after he’d left the door open so his dog could go in and out of the garden while he was away from the property.
Jailing Bunch, of Newark, for two years and seven months, Judge Nirmal Shant KC said: “On your account, you went to speak to someone you knew and took the opportunity of the open door to burgle the house. The victim was left scared and greatly upset that his property was taken from him which was given to him by his mother and which you sold on.”
The prosecutor said: “CCTV was recovered from a neighbour's property and what it showed was Mr Bunch entering the garden, lingering by the back door and shouting ‘Leon’ which is not the name of the occupants. Mr Ashton read out a victim impact statement. In it he said: “I was left feeling really scared that people are willing to walk into my home. I know I left the door open for the dog but I can’t believe someone would have done this.”
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