A head sentence of four years imprisonment for burglary by break with intent to commit sexual assault, where the offender was known to the victim, broke in while she slept, and sexually touched her, is at the top of but within the appropriate sentencing range. The stranger/acquaintance distinction is not a determinative factor in sentencing for single-victim sexual burglary offences.
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