A Polish man was recently sentenced to 22 months behind bars for breaking into two homes and performing various chores, like hanging laundry and cleaning the floor.

36-year-old Damian Wojnilowicz must be so furious right now. Not only did he not get so much of a thank you from his “victims,” but he must now spend almost two months in prison because of their complaints! The Polish-born man was charged with burglary after entering two houses in Newport, Wales, last summer and doing different chores like taking out the trash, hanging the laundry on a clothesline and cleaning the floors. He only helped himself to a little wine, but would you really complain about that if you came home from a hard day’s work to find that all your housework had already been done for you? The man even left a note that read “Don’t worry, be happy, eat up and scratch!” for one of the victims. Come on, the guy’s a gem!

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Wojnilowicz’s victims didn’t really appreciate the work he put in on their properties, though! A Monmouthshire who came home on July 16 and found that the recycling bin had been emptied, the bird feeders had been refilled and some plant pots had been moved around her garden was so terrified for her life that she went to live with some friends.

“Two weeks after the crime until he was caught, I was living in a state of heightened anxiety I had never experienced before,” the unnamed woman said. “I wondered if it was somebody who knew me, if it was going to turn into a stalking incident, if he knew I lived alone and if I had been targeted. I was too scared to stay in my own home and stayed with a friend.”

Another unusual burglary took place at another Newport home on 29 July. In this case, the owner was alerted by his CCTV surveillance system that Wojnilowicz had approached their house. He could only watch as the 36-year-old man broke into the home, poured himself some wine, washed his clothes and even took a shower. The victim’s son-in-law arrived to drive the burglar away, and he was later arrested.

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Wojnilowicz’s lawyer recently told the Court that he was homeless at the time of the incidents and he was sorry for any inconvenience he had caused the victims. They also asked the Judge to consider that he didn’t hurt anyone during the two crimes. The 36-year-old man pleaded guilty to both counts of burglary.

The Court eventually sentenced Damian Wojnilowicz to 22 months in prison, deeming him a “significant risk to the public”. He has yet to receive a simple ‘thank you’ for the housework.