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A 47-year-old man with 49 prior convictions, Owen Maughan, just received a 10.5-year prison sentence for a spree of violent crimes—including nine burglaries, three robberies, assault, and aggravated burglary—targeting hotels, banks, homes, and even a McDonald’s. He admitted to stealing to pay off drug debts, and in one harrowing incident, pepper-sprayed a childminder, blinding her while children were present, then stole her handbag. Though he often threatened victims with weapons (none ever found), he walked away empty-handed in some cases—but took over $7,000 from a bank before closing. Caught via CCTV and pepper spray in his car, he confessed during arrest and claimed remorse, even praying for victims. The judge emphasized the severity, especially the trauma inflicted on the childminder, who feared returning to work, and declined to suspend any sentence despite Maughan’s troubled past and childhood head injury.

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