A "thoroughly dishonest" man took advantage of a man in a mobility scooter by befriending him and burgling the home he shared with his grandmother. The thief was seen leaving the house by an acquaintance as the victim fell asleep outside on his scooter.
Samuel Price, 25, broke into the house in Merthyr Tydfil and stole £350 in cash, £153 in Tesco vouchers, and women's jewellery on September 30 last year. The victim's grandmother was working a nightshift when her grandson was seen on CCTV being pushed by the defendant to their homes.
A sentencing hearing at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court was told the victim has a terminal kidney condition which requires dialysis. His grandmother became aware something was wrong when her grandson failed to make his dialysis appointment. She contacted a neighbour who took her grandson to his appointment but upon returning home she realised the house had been burgled.
