Dylan Jade Cox jailed for breaking in and robbing a man at Blakeview
A sleeping homeowner was threatened with a long pole with a knife attached during a duo’s frightening home invasion where his Subaru was stolen.
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A northern suburbs homeowner was threatened with a long pole and a knife attached during a duo’s terrifying home invasion.
Dylan Jade Cox, 28, was jailed for over four years after he and Adam Beau Burston, 23, stole the victim’s car in the “premeditated” crime.
During sentencing, the District Court heard the victim was asleep at his Blakeview home on September 18, 2010.
At about 3am, Burston opened the victim’s bedroom door and walked inside holding a long pole with a kitchen knife attached.
Wearing a black face mask, Burston stood at the end of the victim’s bed and pointed the knife at the victim’s throat.
The duo stole the victim’s phone and car keys
Burston and Cox then drove off in the stolen Subaru.
Police found Burston in the driver’s seat of the stolen car in a driveway at Burton.
Cox, of Elizabeth Grove, and Burston, of Munno Para West, pleaded guilty to serious criminal trespass, assault and theft.
After adding on Burston’s previous sentences, Judge Liesl Kudelka sentenced him last year to seven years and 10 months, with a non-parole period of three years and 11 months.
The court heard Cox, who was smoking up to six points of methamphetamine a day, committed the offending to fuel his drug habit.
“I do accept you are motivated to maintain sobriety and disengage with criminal activity so you can be a father to your son,” Judge Durrant said.
The court heard Cox had a job in traffic management available to him upon release.
Cox was sentenced to four years and six months jail, with a non-parole period of two years and eight months.
“No-one should experience the fear and unease and distress caused by unknown persons breaking into their home and taking whatever property they please,” Judge Durrant said.
“It is very important the law enables the community to feel safe in their own homes.”
The sentence was backdated to December 9.
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