Judge ‘congratulates’ man for reaching 100 convictions - then jails him
A career criminal has been jailed after he managed to rack up his 100th conviction.
Colin Danes is celebrating his magic century by spending 27 months at Her Majesty’s pleasure for a range of offences.
The 40-year-old was caught breaking into a vet’s, a campsite and a building site and pleaded guilty to three counts of burglary at Taunton Crown Court in Somerset.
Judge David Ticehurst was full of damning praise for Danes, who has a charge sheet that goes back to when he was 14, at his latest sentencing.
He told him: “Dear, oh dear. What a waste your life has been so far.
Century: Danes was sentenced at Taunton Crown Court (Google)
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“You now have over 100 theft or burglary related offences. You’ve actually hit your century. It’s extraordinary.”
He added: “It’s depressing for everyone here to keep seeing you.”
The court heard how Danes had been a heroin addict for 25 years and suffered from a difficult upbringing.
Patrick Mason, defending him, said: “He is completely sick of being in and out of prison.
“This is a man who knows he needs to sort out his drug problems.”
Danes was sentenced to nine months for the burglary at Dodd Lane, 12 months for the burglary at Kings Mead Centre and six months for the burglary at Orchard Veterinary Group, to run consecutively.
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