A burglar stole £12,000 from his mother and sister's home while putting their belongings in the garden and defecating on them. He carried out the offence in order to feed his amphetamine addiction.
Mark Vincent, 60, targeted the home of mother Sylvia Buckley and sister Michele Griggs in North Cornelly, Bridgend, on May 3. He ransacked the house while they were housesitting and put sentimental jewellery and clothes outside which he soiled.
When caught, the defendant said his mother had only given him £10 when he was previously in prison and she had just sold her home. A sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Thursday heard Ms Griggs had a phone call from another brother who thought he saw a homeless person in the garden and noticed a window had been prised open.
