A man with a gambling addiction took items from his girlfriend’s sister’s house and then confessed to the girls’ mum when she confronted him, a court heard.
Lincoln magistrates were told that the defendant had let himself into the house with his girlfriend’s key and he then unscrewed a lock on the sister’s bedroom door to get at the items before replacing it.
Jim Clare, prosecuting, said he initially stole a Nintendo console and sold it to a Lincoln store on a buy back scheme and then returned it. He stole and sold it a second time and had intended buying it back but failed to so.
“When the mother got a call from the victim to say she suspected the defendant of stealing from her house, the mother confronted him and asked him if he was in trouble,” Mr Clare said.
“He said no but she asked him to be honest. He put his head in his hands and said yes.
“He does have a gambling problem but he is getting counselling for this.”
The 30 year-old from Lincoln, admitted burglary between October 23, 2008 and January 28, 2009 and the theft of a PS2 console, a PSP, and Nintendo console and Wii worth a total of £809.
Tony Cunningham, representing, said he anticipated the bench would probably want reports before sentencing and magistrates agreed.
They adjourned the case until July 30 and told the man he faces jail.