Melksham man remanded, accused of burglary

12:00pm Monday 4th March 2013 in News

A man accused of burgling a house and then using a stolen bank card in a cash machine hours later has been remanded in custody.

Lee Hope, 37, of Canon Square, Melksham, is said to have carried out the break-in at a house in Clarendon Avenue, Trowbridge, on the night of Saturday, February 9.

Hope is accused of burglary and fraud. No charges were formally put to the defendant at Swindon Crown Court and he did not enter any pleas.

The case was adjourned to Friday, May 10 and he was remanded in custody until then.

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Mrs Donnyfly says...
7:47am Tue 5 Mar 13

Bit of an **** backwards headline WT. Get a grip.

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lifesabitch says...
9:39am Tue 5 Mar 13

How many times will Mr Hope be allowed out after offending, to steal from peoples homes. I being one of his victims many years ago.I also know of many other who have been affected by his actions. Either the man needs help or locking up.. neither have seemed to work in the past! perhaps removal of hands would end this mans preferred way of life.

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Mrs Donnyfly says...
7:07pm Tue 5 Mar 13

lifesabitch wrote:
How many times will Mr Hope be allowed out after offending, to steal from peoples homes. I being one of his victims many years ago.I also know of many other who have been affected by his actions. Either the man needs help or locking up.. neither have seemed to work in the past! perhaps removal of hands would end this mans preferred way of life.
Unfortunately he would then be eligible for an incapacity benefit funded lifestyle courtesy of the same taxpayers he's been burgling.

If the gun laws were relaxed and we were allowed to protect ourselves and our property, with force if need be, then two-bit burglars would most likely think twice before entering someone's home.

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yeold6x says...
11:30pm Tue 5 Mar 13

Mrs D, although I agree with you on the whole and you should be allowed to defend yourself and your home, I fear that if the gun laws were relaxed the bugulars might be better armed than the normal homeowner would be. May I suggest a cricket bat is kept handy?

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trowbridge52 says...
5:34am Wed 6 Mar 13

He is entitled to sick pay and DLA unfortunately as he is under the mental health team, Mr Hope will never change his ways he has been in proson,in a secure unit and in Green Lane and nothing seems to change him maybe he should be put somewhere to live where he cant keep commiting crime and not be allowed out, unfortunately with him having mentak]l health problems will also make people think that all of us are doing bad things as well, when in fact its the minoritynot the majority of people with mental health probs that do this .

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beetawix says...
10:57am Wed 6 Mar 13

yeold6x wrote:
Mrs D, although I agree with you on the whole and you should be allowed to defend yourself and your home, I fear that if the gun laws were relaxed the bugulars might be better armed than the normal homeowner would be. May I suggest a cricket bat is kept handy?
go for the bugular!

so if you had a cricket bat handy, they might bring more effective sporting equipment

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Mrs Donnyfly says...
6:42pm Wed 6 Mar 13

yeold6x wrote:
Mrs D, although I agree with you on the whole and you should be allowed to defend yourself and your home, I fear that if the gun laws were relaxed the bugulars might be better armed than the normal homeowner would be. May I suggest a cricket bat is kept handy?
Although there may well be some homeowners who would be adept at executing a swashbuckling cover drive to the skull of an intruder, it is more likely that an intruder would be more used to physical violence and fancy his chances in hand to hand combat with the homeowner. If, however, there was a possibility that said homeowner was in possession of a firearm, the intruder - even if armed himself - would be forced to weigh up the risk to himself if he were to enter someone's property compared to any potential gain.

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carer 123 says...
9:47pm Wed 6 Mar 13

he will be released in order to go out and do more burglaries no doubt once his brief has stood up in court with a sob story of how he had a bad childhood. he was dragged up by his parent and had problems with his mental state which isnt al his fault. just like the scum bags who broke into my grandparents home and stole all the jewellery they could lay their hands on along with a few other homes as well... no punishments were dished out..no fines...no community service NOTHING!!!! our courts are an ****

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Mrs Donnyfly says...
7:36am Thu 7 Mar 13

carer 123 wrote:
he will be released in order to go out and do more burglaries no doubt once his brief has stood up in court with a sob story of how he had a bad childhood. he was dragged up by his parent and had problems with his mental state which isnt al his fault. just like the scum bags who broke into my grandparents home and stole all the jewellery they could lay their hands on along with a few other homes as well... no punishments were dished out..no fines...no community service NOTHING!!!! our courts are an ****
As well as railing against the scumbags who break into people's homes don't you think we should also be asking why successive governments have created a situation whereby homeowners have little, or no right to defend themselves and their property, and scumbags can go about their business with little risk?

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notscot says...
10:15am Thu 7 Mar 13

The Judges/magistrates are directed by govt. toward non-custodial sentences wherever possible.
When the "reports" are presented to the court I have no doubt there will be "issues" - likely drug-related.
They have recently deemed drug addiction to be an illness - and govt. have decided it's "inappropriate" to incarcerate anyone who's actions are related to an illness.
The communities who are blighted by thieves, drug addicts and aggressive alcoholics - yes - we all know who they are within the local communities - will NEVER be free of these "ill" individuals until the same do us all a favour and pop their clogs.
When, I wonder, will we be able to say: NO?
NO - we won't fully support you with housing & benefits.
NO - we won't ensure you have 37 chances at court.
NO - we won't allow you to blight the community with impunity.
NO - you DON'T have the right to walk all over the rights of others.

NO - I don't have any time for these ratbags. I'd like the "system" to show more rights for their victims.

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