Thug who burst into couple's home with crowbars as they watched TV
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA man who 'ransacked' a couple's home after bursting through the window with a crowbar as they watched TV has been jailed. Cameron Breslin, 29, from Leigh, along with two accomplices, smashed the patio window of the property in a terrifying break in on February 8 this year.
The victims, both aged in their 60s, were watching television at their home in the Pennylands area at around midnight when Breslin and two other men used crowbars and a baseball bat to gain entry. READ MORE Air ambulance lands and church taped off as man found injured after reports of stabbing Two of the males then began ransacking the property and stole a safe which contained a quantity of cash, sentimental keepsakes and paperwork, Lancashire Constabulary said.
An investigation by the South Burglary Team led to Cameron Breslin being arrested at his home in Leigh around six weeks later, on March 26.
Breslin, 29, of Mirian Grove, Leigh, appeared at Burnley Crown Court on Tuesday (July 30) after pleading guilty to aggravated burglary at a dwelling.
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