A MAN who punched a woman in the face during an early morning burglary has been jailed for at least 15 months.
Michael John Cowie, 30, pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery, one charge of aggravated burglary and three charges of attempting to obtain goods by a false pretences.
Supreme Court Justice Peter Evans said Cowie broke into a home about 3.40am on November 10 last year while a 50-year-old couple slept inside.
Once inside he took a set of keys and a wallet containing $600 cash, a $100 gift voucher, credit cards and personal cards, an iPhone, iPad and some reading glasses.
He entered a bedroom and took a handbag and iPhone. When the woman awoke, Cowie punched her so hard to the face she was left with a wound that required seven stitches.
He tried to use credit cards he stole in robberies at three stores and was arrested a couple of days later.
"The defendant's childhood was difficult and involved considerable violence," the judge said. "From the age of 11 he was, in the main, in foster care.
"He has been a cannabis user since the age of nine and an amphetamine user since the age of 11.
"To a substantial extent, his criminal record and the offences for which he is now to be sentenced can be attributed to his addiction to drugs."
Justice Evans jailed Cowie for two years with a minimum term of 15 months.
david.killick@news.com.au
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