Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Two thugs broke into a woman's house and threatened her with a hammer in an attempt to steal a litter of puppies.
Shane Gabriel, 33, of Quarry Street, Padiham, and Ryan Williamson, 40, of Dorset Street, Burnley, forced their way into the mum's house in Warrington on September 4, 2019.
The two men searched the house with the ‘terrified’ woman and children inside it and fled after failing to find the puppies. Read more:Crack-smoking thug made girlfriend 'wish she wasn't alive' during 10 months of abuse and violence The pair were jailed for 40 months after appearing at Chester Crown Court on June 23 and admitting conspiracy to commit burglary and affray.
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