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A burglar with a ‘truly appalling’ criminal record was given a final chance to kick his drug addiction.
Malcolm Plaisted was told by the judge who gave him a three year community order instead of jailing him that it would be the last chance he was going to get.
The 34-year-old had earlier admitted three house break-ins and asked for a further burglary, two thefts and the fraudulent use of a bank card to be taken into account by the judge.
Ordering the Oxford man comply with a two year drug rehabilitation programme, Judge Ian Pringle QC said: “You have a truly appalling criminal record, starting at a very young age.