Man gets 18 months for home break-in

Aug 16, 2016 Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News

A man who was sent to prison earlier this year for threatening to kill his mother was given another jail

JAILED: Kevin Christopher

sentence. This time he was jailed for18 months for breaking into a home.
Kevin Christopher, 20, of 61 Houston Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, admitted that on August 11, at McDoom, East Bank Demerara, he broke into the home of Elizabeth Johnson with intent to commit a felony therein.
Police Corporal Seon Blackman told the court that Christopher and the victim are known to each other. He said that on August 10, the woman secured her home and retired to bed. He stated that just after midnight the following morning, around 00:03 hours, Johnson was awakened after Christopher touched her foot.
According to the prosecutor, Johnson raised an alarm, but the convict made good his escape. Blackman related that the matter was reported to the police station and Christopher was later arrested and charged.
When asked by the Magistrate why he broke into the home, Christopher said with a smile “I do that for spite, cause she talk me name”.
Prosecutor Blackman asked for the maximum penalty to be imposed on the man because he showed the court no remorse for his action. However, Magistrate Annette Singh said that she sensed something was wrong with Christopher and advised him to speak to the prison psychiatrist.
In March, Christopher was sent to prison for one month after pleading guilty to assaulting and threatening his mother. It was revealed in court that he is a drug addict and would usually abuse his mother when she refuses to give him money.
However, Christopher had claimed that the argument between him and his mother started after she burnt some of his clothing.

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