A thug hurled vile abuse at a judge as he faced a long sentence for serious offences involving aggravated burglary and robbery.

Wayne Wallace has been locked up after robbing a woman at knifepoint in her car and breaking into another woman's home with an 8in blade.

Judge Heather Baucher was partway through sentencing him when he shouted: “You go --- yourself you old ---.”

The judge ordered the 36-year-old drug addict be taken to the cells and warned he would be facing a contempt of court charge.

“I am not going to be subject to that barrage when I am doing my public duty,” she said.

He told dock officers not to touch him as he left the dock.

Judge Baucher continued in his absence and passed an extended sentenced of 13-and-a-half years with a further four years on licence.

Wallace, of no fixed address, will have to serve two thirds before the parole board will consider his release.

Maidstone Crown Court heard he broke into a house in Higham, in the early hours of June 11 last year while armed with a knife.

The householder had heard her dog barking. She went to investigate and saw Wallace trying to get out of the front door with a laptop he had stolen. He had a knife with an 8in blade in his hand.

“She was terrified as to what he was going to do with the knife,” said Judge Baucher.

“The laptop had irreplaceable photographs of her family growing up.

“She has suffered from flashbacks and is considering moving house.

“She was terrified as to what he was going to do with the knife...” - Judge Heather Baucher

"She can’t erase it from her memory. It has had a horrendous impact on her life.”

Wallace, who has 28 previous convictions for 73 offences, also robbed a woman at knifepoint as she slept in a car in Afghan Road, Chatham, on May 26 last year after having a row with her partner.

She was awoken by stones being thrown at the window at 7pm when she saw Wallace who smashed the window and demanded the car keys.

She gave him her purse and fled back to her partner. She told police she was terrified and believed he was going to harm her.

Wallace admitted aggravated burglary, robbery, having a bladed article, aggravated vehicle taking, possessing drugs and handling a stolen car.

Peter Eguae, defending, said Wallace committed the offences to fund his drug habit.

When Wallace returned handcuffed to a dock officer, he refused to stand when the judge entered the court.

Mr Equae said Wallace apologised for his behaviour.

“He faces the best part of a decade behind bars before he comes before the parole board,” he said.

The judge said she had given Wallace an unequivocal warning when sentencing him and he responded with “a foul mouthed outburst”.

She accepted his apology but added one month to his sentence for contempt.

“I sit here to undertake my public duty,” said Judge Baucher. “I don’t sit here to be abused.”

But Wallace replied: “And I don’t sit here to be sentenced for something I haven’t done. I just got 17 years (sic), do you think I care about one month? Give me another six.”

He continued to shout abuse as he was taken to the cells.