By Leon Watson PUBLISHED: 06:54 EST, 11 March 2013 | UPDATED: 10:19 EST, 11 March 2013 A new mother 'blinded by love' was recruited to act as a getaway driver for her boyfriend in 30 burglaries just weeks after giving birth, a court heard today. James Parker, 24, and girlfriend, Charlotte Hall, 21, carried out a month-long crime spree during which they targeted dozens of homes in Lincoln over Christmas. The thieving couple snatched presents and jewellery valued at over £15,000. Hall, who had no previous convictions, embarked on their first burglary just a month after giving birth to a boy, the couple's first child.
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James Parker, 24, recruited Charlotte Hall, 21, as getaway driver
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The couple carried out month-long crime spree in Lincoln
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Hall was spared jail after judge said she was blinded by love
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New father Parker was jailed for two years and four months
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