Heartless thief who stole laptop from church during 6-year-old boy's FUNERAL is jailed

Franklyn Mathurin, 47, was imprisoned for four and a half years at Harrow Crown Court today 

 

A heartless thief who stole a laptop during a six-year-old boy's funeral has been jailed.

Franklyn Mathurin, 47, was sentenced at Harrow Crown Court on Tuesday (February 2) to a total of four and a half years in jail.
Scumbag Mathurin stole a laptop from Pentecostal City Mission Church in Willesden, on November
2 last year as well as a laptop theft at a flat in September 17 and for breaching the conditions of a suspended sentence.

The laptop stolen at the church was reportedly being used to show a slideshow of photos at a six-year-old boy's funeral, which was taken from the church following the service, when the congregation travelled to the cemetery, Get West London reports.
Metropolitan Police launched an appeal following the theft , with CCTV footage showing the laptop being removed from it's case and put into a carrier bag.

Mathurin was also sentenced at Harrow Crown Court for stealing a laptop from a flat in September 17 last year and for breaching the conditions of a suspended sentence

Nicola Calnan, Crown Prosecution Service's London reviewing lawyer, said: “Franklyn Mathurin is a prolific thief who has numerous convictions for similar offences.
“This offence was particularly damaging as the victims were heartbroken parents who were mourning the loss of their young son and the laptop that was stolen contained some of their treasured memories.
“This was a cruel and callous theft and Mathurin has now been brought to justice for this despicable crime.”