ASPLEY BURGLAR ASKED VICTIM IF SHE WANTED TO HAVE SEX WITH HIM - AND THEN REFUSED TO LEAVE THE HOUSE
A burglar asked one of his victims if she wanted to go to bed with him after waking the sleeping woman by tapping on her head, a court heard.She found convicted criminal Benjamin Wild standing over her as she woke from a sofa in Wendover Drive, Aspley, at 6.15am.
When she refused his request for sex, he asked if she found him attractive and said he was "in fact, sexy".
Wild refused to leave as other family members woke and found him in the house.
In the end, the woman forcibly got him out - but he left with the door key.
Judge James Sampson sentenced him to youth custody for 27 months for the burglary, describing his behaviour as "worrying" and "frightening" and "indeed, bizarre".
The court also heard Wild, who already has 17 convictions for 33 offences, had tried to burgle a home in Welstead Avenue, waking the resident with his dog barking at 5.45am and hearing the front door slam.
He claimed he had been out with friends and visiting his grandfather, and saw others running away from the scene.
An attempted break-in on Ladbrooke Crescent saw Wild trying the locked door of a house, and he also attempted to open the handle of a car nearby.
He was on parole after being previously jailed for dangerous driving.
His lawyer stated he was under the influence of alcohol and cocaine during these offences.
The judge emphasized the trauma inflicted on victims and highlighted Wild's ongoing criminal behavior.
