Siobhan Perry [2019] EWCA Crim 1838

The appellant was convicted in her absence and committed to the crown court for sentence for burglary. She had also pleaded guilty to three other domestic burglaries against the same victim, a further domestic burglary, failing to attend a drug assessment, two non-dwelling burglaries and associated frauds using stolen cards. She received a total of 6 years’ imprisonment.

Held: the domestic burglaries were very unpleasant offences in that they were targeted against elderly people in their own homes. Taking the further offences into account, the total sentence was not manifestly excessive. The appeal was dismissed.