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A DARWIN pensioner whose car was stolen twice in the same night by a 12-year-old boy plans to buy the young thief a computer to try to keep him out of jail.
The Northern Territory News reports Sigmund Wilhelmsen, 46, says he wants to forgive the young thief and give him the opportunity to get an education and a job.

"There are people who really do care about kids like that,” he said.

"There is a better life than that.”

His Datsun Laurel was stolen from the carpark at Kurringal flats at Fannie Bay three weeks ago. Police found it within a few hours and Mr Wilhelmsen went and retrieved it.
The car had been taken for a joyride and was not damaged. But it was stolen again that night and when it was found it had been written off.

Mr Wilhelmsen said when police told him the same boy was involved in both thefts he wanted to try and keep the boy out of jail.

A Christian who volunteers at the Salvation Army shop, he will use the $1400 Christmas bonus promised to pensioners from the Federal Government to buy the computer. He said he wanted to show young thieves there was hope in the world.

"If you give bad things then you’re only going to get bad things," he said.

"If you give good, you will get good."

Mr Wilhelmsen said he would try to get maths and literacy programs installed on the computer - not violent games, and certainly not Grand Theft Auto.