A district court judge said the burglary of a Blenheim bar was "particularly hurtful" to the owner because it was her nephew who broke in.
Judge Stephen Harrop made the comment when he sentenced Zane Russel Greer, 26, for the burglary and an unrelated assault on a woman, in Blenheim District Court yesterday.
Greer, from Blenheim, was sentenced to six months community detention, 12 months intensive supervision and 150 hours community work.
Judge Harrop said Greer had no recollection of the burglary but police said he used a small piece of concrete to break the glass in the front door of Scotch Wine Bar on November 5 to get inside but was unsuccessful.
He then went to the back of the building and forced open the door where he removed beer and meat but was disturbed by a passing security vehicle.
He left the items inside. Judge Harrop said Greer had been in custody on unrelated charges since November which was equivalent to about four months prison. He had already been punished "quite significantly" because of his time in custody and the final sentence reflected that, he said.
He did not order reparation because it was "something that should be resolved within the family". The Marlborough Express
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