"When he was sentenced this week, Recorder Samantha Presland handed him a two-year community order with rehabilitation days instead of a prison term. And, unusually, she recommended the young defendant watch YouTube videos by Canadian physician and author Dr Gabor Mate for help with his Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Watch YouTube videos on neuro-divergence, rather than watching pornography, the judge told Kerrigan as he left the dock."
"The judge started the court hearing by announcing she would not be jailing Kerrigan, and proceeded to talk over the prosecutor as he tried to present the facts of the crimes in open court. The sentencing hearing lasted less than 15 minutes, as the judge cut short legal submissions, said she had already read the case papers, and she had a busy list of other hearings to deal with."
Peter Kerrigan, 21, broke into two high-value homes in Fulham (£3.2m) and Peckham (£1.1m) while they were being renovated, stealing about £28,000 worth of builders' tools and newly installed household appliances. The burglaries occurred when he was 19 on dates in April and August. Recorder Samantha Presland imposed a two-year community order with rehabilitation days instead of prison. The sentencing hearing lasted less than 15 minutes and the judge cut short legal submissions. The judge concluded Kerrigan had been roped in by a persistent offender and recommended YouTube videos by Dr Gabor Mate on neurodivergence rather than pornography.
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