Michael Paul Charles Hurley sentenced for stealing backpack in Tamworth Local Court

Michael Paul Charles Hurley was handed an Intensive Corrections Order (ICO) at Tamworth Local Court on Wednesday, convicted of seven charges related to a break and enter at a home on Mack Street in November.

Under the conditions of the 15-month ICO, Hurley will be allowed to remain in the community, but is not allowed to commit any offences while on the outside.

He must be supervised, perform 40 hours of community service, can't associate with certain people and isn't allowed to enter Tamworth except for medical appointments.

The 19-year-old was arrested by police after he broke into a man's loungeroom shortly after 5am on November 9, took a red backpack and began to rifle through it on the front lawn.

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When the victim came outside, he found Hurley going through the bag looking for cash. When he asked him to give it back, Hurley said "Don't come near me or I will kill you. I want money, I want notes".

Despite fleeing the scene on foot, a distinctive tattoo on Hurley's left hand captured on CCTV footage and recognised by the victim, caught him out.

He pleaded guilty to a slew of charges including being armed with intent to commit and indictable offence; two counts of stalk and intimidate; enter a dwelling with intent to steal; stealing under $2000 worth of property from a house; demanding property with menaces with intent to steal and entering enclosed lands without a lawful excuse.

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