"A man has been jailed for burgling one of Damien Hirst's studios after police traced the movements of his GPS-enabled ankle tag. Liam Middleton-Gomm, 36, broke into Thames Wharf Studios in west London on 30 June and stole about 5,130 of goods including electronic items, clothing and a pram. The burglar smashed the window beside a fire exit and reached in to activate its shutter, the prosecutor, Paul Andrews, told Kingston crown court on Thursday. Middleton-Gomm, of no fixed abode, attended the studio on two occasions that evening and went to his father's property with some of the stolen goods, the court heard."
"It is understood Middleton-Gomm stole several leather jackets that were being embellished, trousers, embroidered shirts, and a Dior pram with silver skulls on the wheels. Some of the property was sold on and has not been recovered. His father, Leslie Gomm, 62, of Fulham, west London, previously pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods for his son's benefit and was given a one-year conditional release on Thursday. He had been in custody for three-and-a-half months before his sentencing."
Liam Middleton-Gomm, 36, broke into Thames Wharf Studios in west London on 30 June and stole about 5,130 of goods including electronics, clothing and a pram. The burglar smashed a window beside a fire exit, reached in to activate its shutter and attended the studio twice that evening before taking some items to his father's property. Stolen items included leather jackets being embellished, trousers, embroidered shirts and a Dior pram with silver skulls on the wheels; some property was sold and remains unrecovered. Police used data from Middleton-Gomm's GPS ankle tag and DNA evidence to charge him. Judge Barklem sentenced him to 32 months in prison, noting he was wearing a GPS tag as a licence condition and that he has 39 previous convictions involving 83 offences. Leslie Gomm, 62, pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods and received a one-year conditional release.
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