Thursday, November 02, 2006

Burglar 'happily' posed for photo

A burglar who allowed his photo to be taken as he fled a house he had broken into has been given a 51-week jail sentence suspended for two years.

Daniel Johnson, 32, of no fixed address, had burgled Astrid Sims' home and stolen bank cards and a bus pass.

Mrs Sims, 69, shouted for help as Johnson left her flat in Redland, Bristol, on 10 September.

Bristol Crown Court heard Johnson posed for a picture taken by a neighbour on her camera phone.

Jason Taylor, prosecuting, told the court that Johnson had "consented" to having his picture taken and had then cycled off on a bike.

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