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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kim Pilling

Footballer chased off burglars after being ‘woken by torch through bedroom window’

Erisjan Laska, 29 (left) and Denis Puka were both jailed for 56 months - (Cheshire Constabulary)

Two burglars have been jailed for more than four and a half years after targeting a number of properties, including the home of a professional footballer.

Denis Puka, 28, and Erisjan Laska, 29, along with an unidentified third accomplice, embarked on a "sophisticated and well-planned" break-in spree, targeting seven properties over three successive nights last June.

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