user: By. Sara Malm. PUBLISHED:. 12:30 EST, 13 July 2012. |. UPDATED:. 14:55 EST, 13 July 2012. Thief: Sean Ellis, 19, was facing prison for stealing two gold chains from his grandmother. A teenager who stole from his 80-year old disabled grandmother has been spared jail after she wrote a letter to the judge pleading for his freedom. Sean Ellis, 19, was facing custody for stealing two gold chains from his grandmother Enice Williams. He was let off with a community order after Mrs Williams wrote a moving letter saying a prison term would ‘destroy’ both their lives. Despite the fact that this was the second time Mr Ellis was caught pinching items from the pensioner's home in Wythenshawe, she wrote a letter to the sentencing judge at Manchester Crown Court asking him to spare him. An extract from the note, read out in court, said: ‘The idea that Sean may go to jail has caused me so much upset and distress that it has affected my health. ‘If Sean was sent to prison, I would be absolutely devastated and this would destroy me and a young lad's life. ‘I only wanted him to get a telling off. It was a second's lapse of judgement and I believe he's sincerely remorseful.’ The judge heard how Mr Ellis had already been banned from Mrs Williams' home, on Baycroft Grove, Northern Moor, for stealing his sister's mobile phone. On February 14, this year, he returned to the address and stole his gran's jewellery. The defendant's mum, Anita Hall, who is Mrs Williams's carer, arrived at the house and caught her son inside. Mrs Williams realised three days later that her two gold chains were missing. Ellis had already sold one of the chains. at Cash Generators, but handed back the other. The second item was later. bought back and also returned. The judge at Manchester Magistrates Court took the elderly woman's letter into consideration and ruled that Mr Ellis be spared jail. Judge Anthony Gee QC told Ellis: ‘You're before the court for the mean offence of theft of jewellery belonging to your 80-year-old grandmother who thinks the world of you. ‘Those who commit offences like this would expect to lose their liberty for a substantial period.’ Leaving court: Mr Ellis will not go to jail thanks to his grandmother's letter. But he added: ‘Nearly any offence of burglary committed in such mean circumstances would expect immediate custodial sentences but there are various reasons here, not least the plea from Mrs Williams.’ The court heard that the defendant admitted his guilt and was remorseful, and also had a medical condition. Ellis, also of Wythenshawe, was given a 12-month community order with supervision and must carry out 60 hours of unpaid work. He earlier pleaded guilty to burglary when he appeared at Manchester magistrates' court. After the hearing Mrs Hall said: ‘My mum wrote the letter because Sean's a really good lad. ‘He's a young lad in debt like a lot of young lads. Just for a second, in a lapse, he got desperate. ‘He took the things back. It's just unfortunate it happened really.’ Judge Gee warned Ellis: ‘Your grandmother hoped that you would only get “a telling off”. Well regard yourself as being told off. ‘But it's more than that. If you breach this order you will be coming back in front of me.’

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Sean Ellis, 19, was facing jail for stealing two gold chains. His grandmother Enice Williams, 80, sent begging letter to judge. Thief sold one of the precious chains to a shop called Cash Generators.
Problem: By. Daily Mail Reporter. PUBLISHED:. 09:39 EST, 24 September 2012. |. UPDATED:. 01:38 EST, 25 September 2012. Humiliation: Viewers complained about the impact Alison Brunton's Lady Gaga performance would have on her teenage children who were filmed watching from the wings. Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether the airing of two auditions on X Factor has breached its broadcasting code. The TV regulator is looking in to two acts aired on the show - a risque impersonation of Britney Spears and a cringe-worthy performance of a Lady Gaga hit. Ofcom received 35 complaints about hopeful Alison Brunton's performance of Lady Gaga's The Edge of Glory while her apparently embarrassed children watched from the wings. Many viewers feared that her children - aged 14 and 16 - could get bullied at school after her out of tune performance was aired on September 1. At the end of the song, judge Mel B labelled the performance 'horrific', telling her: 'That should never have happened. I wished I had never watched that.' Fellow judge Louis Walsh added: 'It was a little bit like somebody drunk at a wedding.' Ofcom is looking into whether the clip has breached the part of the code requiring TV shows to take 'due care of the physical and emotional welfare and dignity of people under 18 who take part or are otherwise involved in programmes'. It states that children should not be 'caused unnecessary distress or anxiety by their involvement in programmes or by the broadcast of those programmes'. Viewers were also uncomfortable. One. wrote on Twitter: ‘Watching The X-Factor, oh no I feel sorry for those. two teenage kids. The humiliation!!’ Another said: ‘Oh X-Factor, you are so cruel.’ Britney Spears impersonator Lorna. Bliss also sparked controversy and 34 complaints from members of the. public after she turned up to her audition in a white body stocking and. extremely skimpy lime green underwear. Many were horrified that her performance was aired before 9pm when many children would have been watching. Scroll down to watch the videos. Strutting her stuff: Alison Brunton giving it all she's got singing Lady Gaga's The Edge of Glory before telling judges that her hay fever had adversely affected her voice. Awkward viewing: Many fans raised fears about her children getting bullied at school after they were filmed watching her act from the wings. The 33-year-old blonde gyrated before. startled judge Louis Walsh before chasing fellow judge Gary Barlow. through the audience while singing the Britney song Dancing Till The. World Ends. Ofcom are looking at whether her act breached taste and decency rules. Judge Louise Walsh, who Bliss had. managed to jump on while performing, told her: 'I wasn't expecting that. I've done this for nine years and that's the first time that's. happened. Singer Tulisa then accused her of only wanting fame - and having no appreciate or passion for music. Pre-watershed strip: ITV are facing a backlash from viewers after airing Lorna Bliss' somewhat explicit Britney Spears impersonation before the watershed on The X Factor. The shock factor: Lorna declared that she wanted to save the world with the help of bodystockings. Bad move: Lorna jumped off the stage and joined the judges at their table giving Louis Walsh a special dance. She said: 'You are in this for the fame, not because you want to be a musician or an artist.' Both acts were rejected by the judges. An ITV spokesman said: ‘The  X Factor. is a well-established format and contestants regularly bring along. their family to support them as Alison did. ‘Footage of family members is only used when appropriate consent has been obtained.’ Shocking: Even the panel of judges were stunned by Lorna's outrageous display during her audition. Was it too much? Lorna pulls a face as she is interviewed by Dermot O'Leary after her audition. Now watch Alison Brunton and Lorna Bliss auditioning on X Factor...
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assistant: Viewers complained Alison Brunton's teenage children could be bullied after her performance of Lady Gaga's The Edge of Glory was aired. The TV regulator is looking into whether the risque act by Britney Spears impersonator Lorna Bliss breached taste and decency rules.