'I hope you're not raising little thieves', judge tells pregnant convict

“Do you want to see them in and out of court like you ” he asked the repeat offender.

North Yorkshire:

A UK judge, while sentencing a heavily pregnant woman for stealing a bike told her, “I hope you are not bringing up little thieves”.

According to a report in The Mirror, Judge Sean Morris asked the accused, Lindsay McLoughlin, 33, who has 14 prior convictions, “What hope do you think your children have got if you behave like this

“What sort of example is this Not very good, is it What hope do you think your children have got if you behave like this

“Do you want to see them in and out of court like you ”

“Well let’s hope you haven’t brought up little thieves because with the kind of life you’ve led that’s the sort of thing they’re going to follow. I hope they don’t.”

McLoughlin, and her brother, Anthony McLoughlin, who come from Middlesbrough, were at Teesside Crown Court where they both pleaded guilty to stealing a man’s bike.

Both siblings have a previous criminal record, with recurring convictions- 98 offences for Anthony McLoughlin, 14 for his sister - including thefts.

The judge fined pregnant McLoughlin £750 and ordered her to pay £60 compensation. Her brother, however, was jailed for seven days.

(This story originally appeared on Deccan Chronicle as may the case be)