Updated: 12:21 PM January 22, 2021 Melanie Askew from Ely was given a second chance by a court judge, but stole cash from a woman in 60s just three days later. - Credit: Cambridgeshire Constabulary A burglar who received a second chance from a court judge, allowing her to walk free, stole cash from a woman in her 60s just three days later. Melanie Askew, 41, was handed a suspended sentence on September 16 last year after admitting two burglaries in High Barns, Ely, in June 2020. Three days later she walked into a home in the same road through an unlocked front door.