A burglar left his blood on a bed and stole a boiler during two raids on County Durham homes.
Third-strike burglar, Darren Blench carried out the offences on two homes in October this year, when the occupants were out. The 30-year-old smashed into one Horden property and stole a stereo, TV, and an iPhone and left his blood on the bed of the home. Later that same month, he broke into another home by removing a kitchen window and stole items including a boiler after turning off the stopcock and gas switch at the property.
Blench, of Larch Crescent, Yeading, Hillingdon, appeared at Durham Crown Court on Monday via link from HMP Wormwood Scrubs to be sentenced for two counts of burglary. He had pleaded guilty to the offences.
