A burglar who vandalised and stole baby toys and clothes from a heavily pregnant woman has been sentenced to weekend detention.
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But Abby Taylor Pratt, 23, must first complete two months in full-time custody for breaching a suspended sentence for previous offences.
Pratt pleaded guilty to burglary and theft after she stole about $7000 worth of goods from a Gungahlin home in August 2013.
The ACT Supreme Court heard on Tuesday Pratt smashed a window to gain access to the home between 10.30am and 5pm on August 1.
She stole a large number of items, including designer handbags, perfume, electronics, keys, baby toys and clothing.
Pratt also slashed two lounge room chairs with a 30cm knife and poured honey over baby clothes and two prams.
The victim discovered the break in and called police, who discovered Pratt’s fingerprints on glass fragments and the back of a television.
Police raided Pratt’s Conder address, where they found many of the stolen items.
Officers also discovered seven cannabis plants being grown with hydroponic equipment.
Pratt asked Justice John Burns to take into account cannabis possession in the sentence.
The court heard Pratt had been on a good-behaviour bond at the time of the offence, after being convicted of seven previous offences, including possessing stolen property and obtaining property by deception.
Justice Burns cancelled the order and imposed a two-month jail sentence for the previous offences, backdated to take into account time spent in custody.
The judge also sentenced Pratt to two years jail, with nine months to be served in periodic detention and the remainder suspended upon entering a two-year good behaviour order.
The weekend detention will begin in May, once Pratt is released from jail.
Justice Burns discounted the sentence by 20 per cent for the offender’s early plea, but said it had been offset by her lack of remorse and attempts to minimise her responsibility for the crimes.
The judge labelled the damage to the clothes and lounge as “mindless vandalism”.
He said Pratt, in his opinion, posed a high risk of reoffending again in the future.