Woman sentenced for burgling items from ex-partners house in Barrow

Katie Deelay, 20, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court for committing a dwelling house burglary and theft of a residential property on Glasgow Street in Barrow.

Prosecutor Neil Bisarya said Deelay was under the influence of alcohol with another person, who was not involved in these criminal proceedings, when she stole jewellery and electrical items to the value of £570 at 1.23am on February 24 2022.

She was sentenced on the basis that she had gone to the property to retrieve a television which was hers.

Mr Bisarya said: “The complainant, his new partner and her five-year-old son were asleep in the property when they heard a loud bang from downstairs.

“The complainant heard someone say ‘let’s take the television’ and immediately identified this as the voice of his ex-partner.

“After a couple of minutes, he went downstairs and found the back door was wide open and that items were missing.”

The following day, the court heard Deelay, now residing on Laburnum Street in Blackpool, returned the iPhone through the letterbox.

Mr Bisarya told the court the complainant and his partner now no longer live in the area.

In mitigation, Anthony Horsfall said: “This is a young woman who was 18 at the time of these offences. She is deeply remorseful and has accepted responsibility. She felt awful knowing there was a child in the property. This was deeply out of character for her.

“She has since moved to the Blackpool area, has been working and now has a new partner, who provides stability for her.

“She is more than capable of living a responsible and law-abiding life in the future.”

His Honour Judge Richard Gioserano said Deelay had made a ‘poor decision’ and gone the wrong way about getting the television back, and as a result ended up committing what he described as a ‘serious criminal offence’.

He imposed a 12-month suspended sentence for two years with requirements to complete 20 RAR days and 180 hours of unpaid work.