A man battered a pensioner before he broke into the bedroom of a woman armed with a knife.
Peter Croft went on a crime "spree" on April 12 this year which saw him carry out a number of offences, including battering a 72-year-old man and entering a woman's bedroom armed with a knife. Liverpool Crown Court heard on Monday, November 7, how the 31-year-old tried to gain access to a property in Litherland in the early hours but when he couldn't get in tried the neighbours next door.
Henry Riding, prosecuting, said the police were called and he was found to be in a "confused" and "intoxicated" state before officers took Croft home. However, at around 3am that morning the 31-year-old broke into the home of two men - a dad and son - who Croft knew.
