A Havelock dairy farm worker has admitted burgling a Kenepuru bach more than two years ago.
Shaun Thomas Redman, 21, and two others lit a fire, drank alcohol and ate food in the bach which they had walked to after their car broke down on Kenepuru Rd between May and October 2009, the Blenheim District Court heard yesterday.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Graeme Eden said the group walked about 1 kilometre to the bach and also took items valued at $1375.
Defence counsel Kent Arnott said Redman did not remember much of the burglary because police had spoken to him about it only recently.
Redman had a limited criminal history, he said.
Judge David McKegg said the actions were "a stupid thing to do" and did not know how Redman could not remember the burglary.
"Unless you make a habit of it, it should be clear in your mind what happened."
He fined Redman $300, plus $485 reparation and court costs.
Bail for burglary
A drunk teenager who climbed through a partially open window of a Blenheim home and stole a Playstation 2, laptop, car and backpack on January 22 has been granted bail in the Blenheim District Court.
Shian Joseph King, 18, labourer of Blenheim, admitted the burglary when he appeared in court yesterday.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Graeme Eden said King had been drinking when he was on Snowden Cres about 6am.
He walked up to the victim's house and knocked on the door.
When there was no answer he went around the back and climbed through the window.
After putting the Playstation and laptop into the backpack he took two sets of keys and drove the victim's car back to his house, Mr Eden said.
King will be sentenced on March 12.
Denied bail
A man accused of demanding money from two tourists was denied bail in the Blenheim District Court yesterday.
Jamie Ngatata Love, 35, has entered no pleas to demanding money with intent to steal, possessing a knife in a public place and possessing prescription medicine without excuse.
Love applied for bail, but was denied by Judge David McKegg.
He was returned to custody until his next appearance on February 7.
Charge sheets show Love being of no fixed abode.
Cannabis cultivation
Steven Ben Bullen, 28, a slaughterer of Blenheim, admitted cultivating cannabis and possessing equipment to smoke cannabis and was fined $250 and court costs.
Cee Jay Miria Joyce, 18, of Blenheim, admitted unlawfully getting into a motor vehicle and was sentenced to 120 hours community work.
Nicki Marie Phipps, 19, unemployed of Blenheim, admitted unlawfully getting into a motor vehicle and was sentenced to 120 hours community work.
Robyn Maria Ford, 44, a sickness beneficiary, admitted two charges of theft from ANZ Bank and was sentenced to 60 hours community work and ordered to pay $80 reparation.
Three teenagers admitted obtaining by deception after failing to pay their taxi fare.
Andrew Peter Cummins, 17, unemployed of Blenheim, Bradley Dickson, 18, a vineyard worker of Blenheim, and Kevin Graham Ward-Watson, a labourer of Spring Creek, were jointly charged.
They were each fined $100, court costs and ordered to pay $4.30 reparation.
Zachariah Donald Barr, 21, unemployed of Blenheim, admitted fighting in public, possession of cannabis, breaching community work and breaching supervision and was convicted and discharged.
Julio Joe Vele, 18, unemployed of Blenheim, admitted wilful damage and was sentenced to 40 hours community work and told to pay $150 reparation.
Jesse Wayne Barnes, 20, unemployed of Blenheim, admitted stealing petrol and breaching community work and was remanded in custody until sentencing on February 20.
- The Marlborough Express Last updated 07:29 24/01/2012
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