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Newport man stole own sons' Christmas presents | Newport man stole own sons' Christmas presents |
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A man has been jailed for stealing his own children's Christmas presents following a row with their mother. | A man has been jailed for stealing his own children's Christmas presents following a row with their mother. |
Joshua Seivwright, 28, broke in to take his two sons' Playstation and games six days before Christmas. | Joshua Seivwright, 28, broke in to take his two sons' Playstation and games six days before Christmas. |
He later took them to a Game shop in his home city of Newport and sold them. | He later took them to a Game shop in his home city of Newport and sold them. |
He admitted the burglary at Newport Crown Court, carried out just weeks after he had been released from prison for a similar offence. He was sentenced to eight months in prison. | He admitted the burglary at Newport Crown Court, carried out just weeks after he had been released from prison for a similar offence. He was sentenced to eight months in prison. |
The court heard how his partner Katie Thomas had told him to stay away from their home so he said: "If you're not going to let me in, I'll break in. | |
"You've ruined my Christmas, so I'll ruin yours." | "You've ruined my Christmas, so I'll ruin yours." |
When arrested, he told officers that the stolen goods had been his to sell. | When arrested, he told officers that the stolen goods had been his to sell. |
But the court heard how CCTV showed him breaking into the house through a kitchen window. | But the court heard how CCTV showed him breaking into the house through a kitchen window. |
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