A shameless thief sneaked out of her grandmother's funeral so she could burgle her own mother.
Marla
Everett, 33, who earlier this year was jailed for allowing her three
young sons to live in squalor, raided her mother's house in Immingham,
Lincolnshire, and stole a laptop, two cameras and a television
pay-per-view box containing money.
When her mother Susan Everett returned home she realised her neighbour's description of the thief was her own daughter.
Shameless: Marla Everett, 33, who
earlier this year was jailed for allowing her three young sons to live
in squalor, sneaked out of her grandmother's funeral so she could burgle
her own mother
Grimsby
Crown Court was told that that both Everett and her mother had been at
the funeral, but the younger woman had left early.
'Susan
left home in the morning and the property was secure. She was going to
the funeral at 11.30am,' said Martin Haworth, prosecuting.
'The
defendant was present at the funeral and it was noted that they
(Everett and an accomplice) left saying that they were going into
Grimsby.'
Theft: Everett (pictured) raided her
mother's house in Immingham, Lincolnshire, and stole a laptop, two
cameras and a television pay-per-view box containing money
He
said the mother returned home at about 2.30pm and discovered 'items
appeared to have been moved suggesting someone had been in her house'.
'The wooden cover of the catflap had been moved,' Mr Haworth said.
'She discovered that the laptop and two cameras were missing. A black pay-per-view box was missing from the main room.'
Family gathering: Grimsby Crown Court
was told that that both Everett and her mother had been at the funeral,
but the younger woman (pictured) had left early
'[After
getting information from a neighbour] She made a call to her daughter
asking that the goods be returned. She said she had spent the money from
the TV box.
'It seems that all the goods were recovered except the TV box, money and one camera charger.
'She said in interview "last night I robbed my mum's house while she was at a funeral".
Police went to the defendant's home in Duke Street and she was arrested.
Vicky Lee, mitigating said: 'It's maintained that there was £100 in the TV box.
'She
hasn't been before a court for anything like this previously and has
made full admissions. She has already returned most of the property back
to her mother.'
Ms
Lee asked Deputy District Judge Andrew Pascoe for Everett to be
released on bail before she is sentenced, adding: 'She is desperate not
to be in custody pending sentence for this.'
However,
Judge Pascoe determined the matter would go to Crown Court for sentence
as Everett was still on licence for her previous offence and remanded
her in custody until her sentencing later this month.
In
February she was jailed after police found her three young boys living
in appalling scenes of 'squalor' in a filthy and cluttered flat.
Squalor: Earlier this year Everett was jailed for allowing her three young sons to live in this squalid flat
Mess: When an officer gained entry to
the property in Grimsby, he was hit by a swarm of flies and a stench of
urine, excrement and stale alcohol
Tip: The flat was full of rotting food, empty beer cans and discarded fast food wrappers
When
an officer gained entry to the property in Grimsby, he was hit by a
swarm of flies and a stench of urine, excrement and stale alcohol, with
the flat full of rotting food, empty beer cans and discarded fast food
wrappers.
Police
were called to the home after a passerby spotted a two-year-old child
on the balcony of the third-floor flat, swinging his legs through the
railings.
When
police arrived, Everett's partner Matthew Cartwright was drunk, was
possibly under the influence of drugs and was in no fit state to look
after children, Grimsby Crown Court heard in February. He had drunk
eight to ten pints of lager.
Discarded: Two images show the mess around the television and children's play equipment left abandoned
Bathroom:There was barely any room to move in the bathroom, with toys and a pram filling the space
Bedroom: One of the children's bedrooms - which is virtually full with old toys, dirty washing and rubbish
Kitchen: The kitchen surface is filled with old food cans, discarded wrappers and empty pans
Eating habits: Food waste can be seen in the sink while the kitchen cupboards are left bare
A
very drowsy Everett then appeared, apparently under the influence of
something. She had smeared excrement on her neck and bra strap.
She
and Cartwright, 39, each admitted three offences of cruelty to the
boys, who were all aged under three and were taken into foster care.
She
was jailed for a year by Judge David Tremberg, who allowed the couple's
names to be published so that the case could be reported, and was on
licence for those offences when she committed this latest crime.
Rotting: Old food left rotting in pans is left under the boiler, while a baby bottle sits in the dirty sink
Filled with rubbish: A wide shot of the kitchen shows rubbish on the floor and the work surfaces
Cruel: Food and pans are left in the sink while a chair and a bike wheel is left by the rubbish bin
Barricade: A stack of childrens' toys and other debris fills the hallway of the Grimsby flat
Trash: Empty bottles, cans of baby food and piles of paper left on surfaces in the living room
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