A burglar raided a Peterlee home after threatening to burn down a petrol station in an attempted robbery.
Jacob Grant Chambers had been taking "pills and cocaine" on February 20 when he decided to try and rob a nearby petrol station. The 22-year-old told the lone female staff member that he had set fire to the station and "poured liquid" into the tray of the pay window - leaving her terrified.
Chambers left empty handed, but went on to burgle a nearby home as a woman and young child slept inside the property. On Monday, he appeared at Durham Crown Court via link from HMP Durham to be sentenced for attempted robbery and burglary.
