Man, 18, jailed after string of ‘shameful’ offences relating to robbery of elderly woman
AN 18-year-old man has been sentenced in an NT Supreme Court after committing a string of ‘very shameful’ offences relating to an aggravated robbery of an elderly woman
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AN 18-year-old man has been sentenced to 18 months jail in an NT Supreme Court after committing a string of “very shameful” offences relating to an aggravated robbery of an elderly woman in Alice Springs.
The offender was 17 years at the time of offending on January 24 2020 and cannot be named for legal reasons.
He pleaded guilty to robbing an 80-year-old female victim of a bank card, car keys and a motor vehicle, and threatening her with a boomerang belonging to her after breaking into her home.
He was on bail at the time.
The court heard police officers saw the stolen vehicle and approached the offender at 6.23am, but he ran away before being arrested a short time later near Dixon Rd by another officer.
While in the victim’s home, the offender “raised the boomerang … in a threatening manner and gestured … for the victim to stay seated and keep quiet” before he demanded money and obtained a bank card and pin.
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Justice Peter Barr said the offender had a “very serious record”, and first offended when he was 11.
“I note that your record contains 29 entries for the offence of damaging property and seven for the aggravated unlawful use of a motor vehicle,” Justice Barr said.
He said the offender “did not unlawfully enter the victim’s premises with the intention to commit a robbery” but “intended to steal whatever (they) could obtain.”
Justice Barr said the offender’s participation in a victim-offender conference showed he “demonstrated and actually felt remorse for your actions and that you had empathy for the elderly victim”.
The court heard the victim accepted the apology of the offender.
He was sentenced to prison for 18 months for seven charges with a non-parole period of six months dating back to April 12.
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