A woman burgled an elderly woman's warden controlled flat and stole her purse and sentimental jewellery in order to pay off her drug debt.
Gemma Anderson had already burgled one home and left empty handed before she went on to burgle an 89-year-old woman's flat on March 29, this year. The 38-year-old stole valuable items from the "particularly vulnerable" woman's home, which had a "significant impact upon her".
Anderson, of North View, Easington Lane, Houghton-le-Spring, appeared at Durham Crown Court on Tuesday to be sentenced for burglary.
