Pregnant mum took her two children on Leeds house-burglary job
A pregnant mother who took her two children on a house burglary in the middle of the night has been spared custody.
The woman was acting as a “lookout” and had her two youngsters in the car with her while two men tried to force their way into the property .
The 27-year-old from Leeds, who will not be named to protect her children’s identity, is due to give birth to her third child.
She appeared at Leeds Crown Court where she admitted a charge of burglary.
She has no previous convictions, and due to her “lesser role” in the crime, was given a two-year community order and ordered to complete 20 rehabilitation days with probation.
The court had heard she and two others targeted the home in a Leeds town last year in the early hours.
She then messaged one of the burglars, with whom she was in a relationship with at the time, to warn them that the police had arrived.
They then abandoned their attempts. Her co-accused were later jailed.
Mitigating on her behalf during the court hearing, Michael Walsh said: “She had her fingers burned. It’s been a sobering experience for her.”