Burglar Caught Out By Own Stupidity

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A British burglar landed himself in trouble after he stole his neighbours curtains and then proceeded to hang them up in his own window. Jason Williams has now been jailed for two years and five months after he admitted a fourth burglary.

Thirty eight year old Mr Williams found his crime rumbled after he received a visit from his neighbours who asked him why he had their curtains hanging up in his house. . Mr Williams' own barrister commented that the crime was 'not very sophisticated.'

Elizabeth Lowe, prosecuting, told the court the neighbour had moved out of the property and left only a few items inside.

It is then alleged that Williams broke through boarding on the house. Located in Slough and proceeded to steal the curtains, some tools, some food from out of the freezer and two glass ash trays.

The defendant originally chose to deny that he had anything to do with the stolen goods but failed to answer questions as to why he came to be in possession of the curtains the Crown Court in Reading heard..

Later, he confessed that he had committed the crime during a police interview. He then admitted to the offence at the Magistrates Court. Alastair Smith, defending, said that it had merely been an 'opportunistic' crime.

The fact that the man decided to then hang the curtains in his window after stealing them from his next door neighbour shows that he did not fully understand the seriousness of the crime.

"If he realised it could lead to three years in custody he might have taken more time to consider his actions," the barrister commented.

As this is one in a long line of offences the judge felt it was only right that he receive a custodial sentence, it is believed that the other offences were more serious than this one.

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