A funeral home burglar who was snared after his blood was found inside left finger prints at the scene of his latest crime.
Jason Ross was previously given a community order after he broke into J Hindmarsh & Sons Funeral Directors, in Byker, by throwing a rock through its window before making off with just £4 in coins. Three years later, however, the bungling crook proved he hadn't enhanced his criminal expertise after he left fingerprints on a car he'd unsuccessfully tried to get into.
A court heard that the 52-year-old was captured on doorbell footage trying the handles of cars on a street in Newcastle. Forensic analysis then found his fingerprints on the handle of a Hyundai and he was arrested.
