A MOTHER has blasted the justice system after the burglar who ransacked her family home was let off with a police caution this week.
Monique Carson, partner David Cable and their son Douglas felt violated when they came home to find their belongings missing and Christmas presents unwrapped early in November last year.
On Monday they were shocked to learn that the culprit, who handed himself in after a Chronicle appeal, had escaped a criminal charge.
Miss Carson, 23, says her fiancé found a piece of the burglar's latex glove which led to his identification – something she claims police missed in their search.
"This is ridiculous, you cannot burgle somebody's house and just get away with it," she said. "Apparently it was the duty inspector who said to lessen the offence – shouldn't it be the judge doing that? What sort of justice system are we living in?
"There are so many burglars that are never ever caught, but we catch one and he just gets away with it."
It follows 76 burglaries in Chelmsford during January alone.
