"I have already said, it is one of the worst criminal histories I have ever seen," Judge Lummis said. "You are a recidivist burglar, beyond doubt – and also a spree burglar," he told Lewis. Photo: NZ HeraldLewis told Judge Glubb he felt his life in prison would be "safer and easier" as he was deeply institutionalised. Lewis told Judge Lummis the sentence was a "relief" because he needed "a light at the end of the tunnel". Judge Lummis allowed the Herald to publish her sentencing notes on the basis of open justice.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 30, 2023 19:38 UTC