Regan Kennedy (19) was sentenced to 12 months' home detention for a burglary and aggravated robbery just hours apart. Photo: Rob KiddRobbing a vulnerable man of $300 has cost a young man a year of his freedom. They were told a 21-year-old man, whom they all knew, had received a windfall from Work and Income of $1200. When the victim pulled out his cellphone, the defendant snatched that away too. ''I don't want your trajectory of offending to continue,'' Judge Smith said.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 27, 2019 15:43 UTC