AUSTRALIA STUDENT CHARGED WITH STEALING COMPUTERS Student fronts court on theft | thedaily.com.au

A FORMER Matthew Flinders Anglican College prefect who broke into a classroom and stole computers worth more than $20,000 faced the music in a Maroochydore court yesterday.

Benjamin Joshua Hall, 17, pleaded guilty to unlawful entry and receiving stolen goods.

The court heard Mr Hall and another person went to the school on January 14 and used a key to break into one of the computer labs.

The alarm went off as the pair made their second trip back to the car with the stolen goods.

Nine Dell 630 laptops worth $1000 each and five Fujitsu Lifebook notebook computers each worth $2500 were reported stolen.

Police searched Mr Hall’s home on February 2 where officers found one Dell computer and two Lifebook notebooks.

Defence solicitor Justin Crosby said his client was a high-achieving student, who had been elected as a prefect.

He has since been expelled from the school and is completing Year 12 on the Gold Coast.

Mr Hall was placed on 18 months’ probation and ordered to complete 50 hours of community service. Stolen property f