Kieran Towan hands himself in to Rosebud police for crime he can’t remember
A man who woke up after a boozy night out with cash and a set of keys knew he’d committed a crime but couldn’t remember what. Hungover, he handed himself in and it didn’t take long for Rosebud police to piece it together.
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A boozed-up burglar has turned himself into police despite not remembering the crime he’d committed.
Kieran Towan, 26, went into the Rosebud police station saying he knew he had done something wrong, but wasn’t sure what.
He handed officers a bag with $107.50 in cash and a set of keys, and they realised he was the Nepean Historical Society (known as Sorrento museum) intruder from the night before.
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Dromana Magistrates’ Court heard Towan broke in through a skylight but was so high on medication and grog he didn’t remember the mindless theft.
But his head had cleared by the morning, and he did the right thing and confessed his crime.
Towan, of Yarra Junction, yesterday pleaded guilty to burglary and theft charges at Dromana Magistrates’ Court.
The court heard on February 13 last year he had been drinking at a mate’s wedding bash in Sorrento when he got separated from the rest of his crew.
He decided it would be a good idea to break into the nearby Melbourne Rd museum.
Towan climbed onto the roof, broke in through a skylight and rummaged around inside, stealing cash and keys from a drawer.
He then ‘broke out’ by knocking down a door, which activated an alarm, and fled.
Towan caught back up with his mates and said he had done something stupid, but they advised him to go to sleep and contact police in the morning.
The officers, while surprised to have a confessor on their doorstep, charged him with the burglary and he was bailed.
In court his defence lawyer said Towan, who had no traffic or criminal priors, had suffered a serious hand injury in his teenage years and had been on medication to overcome its mental and physical repercussions.
The lawyer said combining the prescription drugs with alcohol had led to Towan being “drunk and stupid” and committing a crime he didn’t remember, but confessed to all the same.
Magistrate Gerard Lethbridge decided not to derail the rail project worker’s career by unusually not recording a conviction.
Mr Lethbridge said Towan’s references suggested he was of good character and his prospects of rehabilitation were excellent.
“While his intoxication doesn’t excuse this, it is compelling he’s understood he’s done wrong and confessed all,” Mr Lethbridge said.
Towan was placed on a 12-month good behaviour bond and must donate $1000 to the Sorrento museum.