Teen gets 6 years for burglary
By Ke Jiayun |
March 12, 2013, Tuesday
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A TEENAGER who climbed into a neighbor's home and injured two men with knives - one seriously - was sentenced to six years in prison and a fine of 3,000 yuan (US$482) for burglary, the Changning District People's Court said yesterday.
The convict, Chen Ling, 17, who lived in a rental unit on the seventh floor of a residential complex in the district, climbed from his balcony to his eighth-floor neighbor's unit and smashed the living-room window with a wooden bench in May, the court said.
The homeowner and his son rushed to confront Chen. The intruder took out two knives and injured the father and son. The father, a painter, had serious cuts on his hands, prosecutors said. Chen fled, empty-handed.
Chen told the court he likes crime movies and especially enjoys how the characters wield knives. He said he took the knives to protect himself because he worked as a debt collector.
The teenager was given a lighter sentence due to his age, officials said. Convicts guilty of burglary usually are sentenced to at least 10 years in prison and the maximum penalty is death.
The convict, Chen Ling, 17, who lived in a rental unit on the seventh floor of a residential complex in the district, climbed from his balcony to his eighth-floor neighbor's unit and smashed the living-room window with a wooden bench in May, the court said.
The homeowner and his son rushed to confront Chen. The intruder took out two knives and injured the father and son. The father, a painter, had serious cuts on his hands, prosecutors said. Chen fled, empty-handed.
Chen told the court he likes crime movies and especially enjoys how the characters wield knives. He said he took the knives to protect himself because he worked as a debt collector.
The teenager was given a lighter sentence due to his age, officials said. Convicts guilty of burglary usually are sentenced to at least 10 years in prison and the maximum penalty is death.
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