Knife-wielding robber told pensioner couple to hand over keys because he was Batman

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robber who called himself Batman has been jailed for storming into an elderly couple's bedroom. Ricky Anthony, 33, broke into the family home and ransacked the property for a large bread knife which he then took into their room.The thief demanded that the owners hand over their car keys during the terrifying ordeal which took place in Devon last year. READ MORE Teacher arrested after making chilling 'kill list' of students and colleagues But he only got away with the house keys after the homeowner snatched the blade of the knife from him and cut himself in the process.Anthony had been out of jail for exactly a month, having just been released early from a 29-month sentence for a burglary in Sussex in 2020.He was identified by DNA but went on to burgle a pensioner's home and steal his car, which he crashed into a ditch a mile away.Anthony admitted aggravated burglary, burglary, and aggravated vehicle taking.He was jailed for seven years and six months by Judge Timothy Rose at Exeter Crown Court.He told him: "You entered a house in the early hours of the morning, armed yourself with a knife and went upstairs to an occupied bedroom where you confronted two people who were asleep."You were described as having your face partially covered.

It must have been a terrifying experience for your victims. The potential of something going wrong is obvious. It is very fortunate indeed you did not cause serious injury."Miss Caroline Bolt, prosecuting, said a couple living in Axminster woke to find an intruder in their bedroom at 4 am on November 11 2021.She said: "The householder asked who he was and Anthony asked where the car keys were.