EXETER, England - A burglar has been jailed in Exeter, Eng-
land, after stealing a complete fitted kitchen, including
the sink, from a house and installing it in his own home.
According to the Exeter Express, Patrick Corby stripped down
the $49,500 kitchen in the Exeter house over several days using power tools. He then carried off the units, freezer, refrigerator, dresser and carpets and re-built the kitchen in his own home, also in Exeter. Andrew Weir, the owner of the house, was living elsewhere. When the kitchen was later found, police discovered a total of 84 items stolen from the unoccupied house. Police said Corby was helped in the burglary by 33-year-old William Roast, who had been illegally living there. The absentee owner was shocked, according to prosecutor Richard Crabb, at the scene of "utter devastation" he found. Corby was sentenced to two years in jail, Roast to one.
land, after stealing a complete fitted kitchen, including
the sink, from a house and installing it in his own home.
According to the Exeter Express, Patrick Corby stripped down
the $49,500 kitchen in the Exeter house over several days using power tools. He then carried off the units, freezer, refrigerator, dresser and carpets and re-built the kitchen in his own home, also in Exeter. Andrew Weir, the owner of the house, was living elsewhere. When the kitchen was later found, police discovered a total of 84 items stolen from the unoccupied house. Police said Corby was helped in the burglary by 33-year-old William Roast, who had been illegally living there. The absentee owner was shocked, according to prosecutor Richard Crabb, at the scene of "utter devastation" he found. Corby was sentenced to two years in jail, Roast to one.