Burglar’s Jail Sentence Reduced to attend Daughter’s Wedding
A man from Walworth in South London who was being sentenced in London Crown Court had his jail term reduced by the sentencing Judge so that he could go to his estranged daughter’s wedding!
Forty six year old Christopher Taylor is a serial burglar, a drug addict and has had convictions all through his childhood. In order to sustain his addiction he stole almost one thousand pounds worth of computer hardware from a nearby neighbour and faced up to three years in jail.
Christopher’s daughter, who he has not been in touch with for quite a few years, managed to trace her father through Facebook after their separation and invited her dad to her September wedding.
Christopher’s defence lawyer, Mr Timothy Forster stated that Christopher had new hopes for the future following his daughter’s invitation. Judge Duncan Matheson who feels it would be beneficial for Mr Taylor to be reunited with his daughter therefore took into consideration the time Christopher had already served and sentenced him to two years. He will only serve half of that time and will therefore be released from jail before the wedding.
Philip Davies, a Tory MP has commented that the recent sentence given was absurd and that Mr Taylor should not have done the crime in the first place if he had wanted to go to his daughter’s wedding!
Author - Pauline
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