And finally… the reluctant burglar
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A man with 41 convictions who gave as an explanation for his footprints being found at the scene of a burglary that he loaned shoes to friends and who said he “did not like committing burglaries” has been handed three-and-a-half-years prison sentence for burglary.
Alex Walker, 33, of no fixed abode, admitted stealing a laptop as well as jewellery and a bike from a house in East Oxford last October.
He was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court via video link from Bullingdon Prison by judge Zoe Smith.
Naomi Perry, prosecuting, said the homeowner had returned from holiday to find her window smashed in and the valuables gone.
Mr Walker’s DNA was found in a blood smear at the scene.
When officers asked him why his footprints were in the house he explained he sometimes lent his shoes to friends.
While he admitted the burglary he said the window was already broken when he arrived to rob the property.
Lucy Tapper, defending, said her client was overcoming drug problems.
She told the court: “He said he didn’t like doing burglaries and felt bad about doing them.”
Miss Perry said Mr Walker’s convictions dated back to 1994.
Judge Smith told him: “You are a prolific burglar.”
She reminded him he had 41 previous convictions and sentenced him to three-and-a-half years in jail plus a £120 victims’ surcharge.
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