A "dangerous" burglar left an OAP bleeding on the floor as he barged his way out of his flat having stolen his £640 of savings.
Liverpool Crown Court heard on Monday how Anthony Sinnott, 43, deliberately targeted 84-year-old Charles Bond's home address at Devon Place, a cul-de-sac in Widnes on January 22 last year, entering via a door that had been left ajar to allow Mr Bond’s pet cat to come and go. Sinnott, of Hornby Road, Liverpool, was convicted of burglary and assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) at trial, meaning there was no formal opening of the case at sentencing on Thursday, and instead a summary was provided by Judge David Swinnerton.
Judge Swinnerton said Mr Bond - known to friends as "Bob" - lived alone with his cat and was a “proud” and “robust” man and was in the habit of leaving the door ajar for his cat despite advice against it from a friend. He also kept his money at home, again despite opposing advice from a friend.
