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Walter McHughes released after year in Canberra jail for Reid burglary, theft

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Updated November 18 2021 - 6:45am, first published 5:30am
Walter McHughes is released from custody on Wednesday. Picture: Blake Foden
Walter McHughes is released from custody on Wednesday. Picture: Blake Foden

An "inept" burglar left his DNA behind when he stole from the home of an elderly woman, who woke to find the peace she felt in her corner of Canberra "shattered".

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Blake Foden was a court reporter at The Canberra Times.

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