Jakob Porima, 19, ‘terrifies’ family of 4 with break-in at house accompanied by 4 ‘thug mates’

An unsuspecting family has been left terrified after children had to escape through a window when a pack of “thugs” broke in.

A young man who so “terrified” a mother and her children during a break-in with four other males she broke out a flyscreen to help her kids flee from an upstairs window, has been jailed.

Appearing in the dock at Cleveland Magistrates Court yesterday a teary Jakob Porima, 19, pleaded guilty to entering premises with intent, entering premises with intent at night in company, and attempted entering of a dwelling to commit an indictable offence.

The court heard the Capalaba man barged into a house in his suburb about 10pm on June 8 after knocking loudly on a front door.

Unknown to their victims Porima, with four other males, forced their way into the household, bowling over the father who responded to the knock at the door.

The court heard the victim’s “terrified” partner broke out a flyscreen to help her 10 and six-year-old children escape via an upstairs window.

Jakob Porima has been jailed for breaking in to a family's home in the company of four other males. Picture: Facebook

A police prosecutor said although no physical injuries occurred the household and especially its children would have been affected by the “mentally traumatic event”.

Porima, who was recently jailed for three months for similar offending and was on parole at the time, was denounced by Magistrate Deborah Vasta for the trauma he and his “thug mates” may have caused the family.

“I don’t have much sympathy for you,” Magistrate Vasta said.

“The community is sick to death of this type of offending.

“They (the family) must have been absolutely terrified.

“Every night those kids go to bed, what do you think goes through their heads?”

Jakob Porima has been jailed for breaking in to a house in the company of four other males and “terrifying” a family. Picture: Facebook

A police prosecutor said Porima’s fingerprints were left at the property.

The court heard Porima’s fingerprints were also found on a vehicle police observed had its internal lights on after its door had been opened between December 3 – 6.

And on January 17 the defendant was captured on CCTV running away from an Alexandra Hills property at around 11.20pm after its owner was woken when a door to his property was jimmied.

The defendant, the court heard, had declined police interviews in every instance.

Defence solicitor Rhys Foster said his client was significantly affected by drugs at the time of the offences and claimed to not remember much about them.

Mr Foster said Porima’s offending had steadily decreased in seriousness but acknowledged the seriousness of the break-in in June.

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Porima was sentenced to two years’ jail for his June 8 offence; for each of his subsequent offences in December and January he was sentenced to 15 months’ jail to be served concurrently, with an August 21 parole date.

Convictions were recorded.