In Jacob Lee's brave crime, he entered the house of a vulnerable pensioner and had his car keys and then his car, meaning his victim had to resort to taxi payments.
Lee (20) has been locked up for two years now.
Prosecutor Lauren Smith rang his intercom on the morning of December 8th last year when Lee appeared at the man's apartment and said he had delivered it.
When the victim opened the door, Lee handed her a car mat and asked for £30 and showed her phone an app that said her payment was pending.
Smith said:
“The (victim) decided to hand over all the loose cash he had in the flat, a £20 note and a £5 note.
“The defendant then entered the living room (the victim) and sat on the couch. (the victim) told him, “You're not here.” At that point, the defendant was angry.
“The (victim) noticed that the keys to his car, who was in the bowl, were missing. He checked outside and realized that his car was also missing.”
The court heard that victims who lived alone must use taxis for necessary trips, such as supermarket shopping, while waiting to receive their replacement vehicle over the course of six weeks.
Earlier on November 7, 2024, a month before stealing Lee in the car with others, I forced the door at St. Stephen's CE Elementary School on Gaythorne Road, Bradford, and stole lawn mowers, stripmers and hand tools between 700 and 800 pounds.
The intrusion discovered by staff was caught in CCTV, and Lee was identified in human shit left behind near the school.
Lee, formerly of Kaylee's Woodview Terrace, later pleaded guilty to both crimes.
The court heard Lee's previous convictions included both domestic and non-domestic robbery in 2023, being equipped for theft of a vehicle, theft equipment, and robbery.
Lee was licensed when he stole the car and recalled that he was taken into custody last December. He appeared via HMP Doncaster video link.
In the mitigation, the court heard that Lee was only 20 years old at the time of the case, and pleaded guilty to an early opportunity to show regret, and heard that he was homeless and had no money at the time.
Due to Lee's invasion, he was forced to rob the country and two years of detention at a four-month young offender agency, his honorary judge Jonathan Gibson said the robbery at the residence was “significantly worsened” by the victim's age, and was a category of crime when the 83-year-old victim became a premier when Lee was present.
He warned Lee: “If you are convicted of residency robbery again, you could be subject to a mandatory minimum sentence anyway, but you are not today.”
