A burglar left an 84-year-old woman distressed by breaking into her home as she slept.
Paul Williams stole various valuables from the pensioner, including her car, leaving her shocked and angry at the intrusion. Newcastle Crown Court heard the victim, who lives alone, woke during the night after hearing a noise but thought it was just the wind.
But when she got up in the morning, she found her sliding doors open and she had been burgled. Williams stole her TV, ipad, phone, car keys and her £8,000 car from outside. He was identified on CCTV in the area carrying a milk bottle, which was found discarded in the victim's garage.
