Don't miss out on the big stories from Manchester's courts with our weekly newsletter A teenager who was part of a high-value burglary gang in south Wales committed crimes in Manchester while on the run from police, a court heard.
Michael Casey was part of a family-based group of burglars that raided more than 70 carefully-selected houses and stole jewellery worth up to £500,000, WalesOnline reports.
The gang, which operated from a travellers site in Swansea, raided the homes over a six-month period between July 2018 and January 2019.
Casey, now aged 20, went on the run from police until April this year when he was arrested in the north west. READ MORE:Court forced to close as defendant with Covid threatens "to cough everywhere" He was
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