Terry Marshall, 30, had only been out of prison for two months when he broke into a family's house in Notts.But he’s not just a professional thief, oh, no. He’s a victim, the poor wee soul.
He stole £7,000 of personal belongings including watches and jewellery before he drove away in a Mini Cooper belonging to the family.
Marshall then made the mistake of stopping to fill the car at a petrol station nearby and was spotted on CCTV footage by police.
He already had eight burglaries on his record when he pleaded guilty at Nottingham Crown Court to the latest break-in. He also asked for another 16 to be taken into consideration.
Justine Robinson, mitigating for Marshall, said: "He has an addiction to this type of offence."The judge wasn’t impressed:
Marshall appeared to be stunned as he was sentenced and spoke directly to the judge. He said: "They try and say there is no hope for me. Is that what you are saying? There's no hope for me? I do need help."This impressed him even less:
The judge calmly retorted: "You enjoy it."No, you need a lengthy prison sentence. Happily, that’s what you’ve finally got.
Marshall then swore from the dock as custody officers waited to lead him from dock. "I don't enjoy it," he said. "That is the thing. I don't want to go out robbing. I need help."
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Marshall appeared to be stunned as he was sentenced and spoke directly to the judge. He said: "They try and say there is no hope for me. Is that what you are saying? There's no hope for me? I do need help."
ReplyDeleteBwahahahahahahahaha!
Good that he was sent down... but needed to be for much longer.
ReplyDeleteClearly he is a 'career criminal' and has inflicted pain and anguish on an unknown number of people.
20 years seems more reasonable.
I supposed it was too much to hope for, this really called for a consecutive sentence Judges can do it
ReplyDeleteHow stunned would he have been at 16 years
We're missing something here I think:
ReplyDelete"The court heard Marshall [..] had received £8,000 from the Home Office in a compensation payout and still had £3,000 left when he broke into the family's home."
What's going on there then?
No doubt there will be a Guardian article soon enlightening us all about "CBC" (Criminal Behaviour Complusion).
ReplyDeleteIt a growing problem and 80% of young men are thought to suffer from this debilitating condition to some degree.
These people are victims! They need therapy, counselling and medication not locking up!
It's a fucking shame we don't still have Foreign Penal Colonies...although there is always Geordie Land I suppose. Ship him up to Newcastle (Devils Island without the sunshine) for life, no return on pain of death.
@SBC: "...although there is always Geordie Land I suppose..."
ReplyDeleteWhat makes you think we want them?
:)
This is exactly the sort of person that Cuddly Ken doesn't want to lock up.
ReplyDeleteComing soon to a house near you (in the dark)
Jaded
Poor lamb. He must have read the lefty manual that says you are not responsible for your actions, it's someone else's fault, you are a victim of society, we live in a police state, it's in your genes, the evil tories made you do it, the state will support you no matter what, it's not fair and so on.
ReplyDeleteSadly, the judge appears not to have read it and now he must sit and think about how unfair that is.
If I really thought that I couldn't stop myself from robbing people I would want to be in prison so I can't harm anymore people
ReplyDelete"What makes you think we want them?"
ReplyDeleteSend them down the Woad Mines? Or use them to train your huskies?
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha ....
ReplyDelete4 years...Lengthy sentence? Especially pre-all the early release clauses...
ReplyDeleteEr, Julia, I think you need to have a quick lie down in a quiet room - the constant Home Office brainwashing is finally starting to get to you! :-)
Hey Shinar:
ReplyDelete"It's a fucking shame we don't still have Foreign Penal Colonies...although there is always Geordie Land I suppose. Ship him up to Newcastle (Devils Island without the sunshine) "
Kindly keep your own lowlives in your own neighbourhood, and we will do likewise with ours.
On the national scale, I reckon there is stormy weather in the offing. The public are getting so fed up with the crooks, the immigrant hordes, the gypsies, the squatters, the health tourists, the welfare tourists, and incessant bloody demands for more and more taxes, paid out of flatlining paypackets, for ever diminishing returns, that some sort of reckoning is inevitable, and it will not be pleasant.
We should keep paying our council tax though. We need them to keep the lampposts in good structural order. (Some of the prospective occupants are rather heavy, having lived well at our expense for many years.)
"Bwahahahahahahahaha!"
ReplyDeleteYes, I bet there wasn't a dry eye in the court...
"What's going on there then?"
Good question!
"If I really thought that I couldn't stop myself from robbing people I would want to be in prison so I can't harm anymore people"
Indeed!
"4 years...Lengthy sentence?"
These days? Yes. Yes, it is. Sadly.
How long a sentence would I have given him? Six feet, hemp.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I rather agree with this chap; he does indeed need some help in addressing his burglary habit. A nice long spell behind bars ought to do the trick nicely, and even if it doesn't, we the honest folk of society can have a nice long holiday from this berk's depredations.
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