A Blenheim man who tried to rob a couple in their home late at night, wearing a mask and carrying a firearm, has been released into the community.
Hector William Henry, 57, a sickness beneficiary, was sentenced to nine months' intensive supervision when he appeared in the Blenheim District Court yesterday .
Henry pleaded guilty in July to attempted aggravated robbery, unlawful possession of an airgun and having his face covered with intent to commit a crime after the incident in central Blenheim last year.
Judge David McKegg said he was appalled with Henry's list of about 100 previous convictions, including robbery and sexual offences. He sentenced Henry to 18 months' jail, but since he had already been remanded in police custody for a year, waiting for a trial, he was released on intensive supervision.
Henry was ordered to undergo drug and alcohol assessment and attend a rehabilitation programme.
His claims he found the airgun outside the house and was trying to return it were "nonsense", Judge McKegg said.
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