A bungling burglar left his DNA at the scene of a crime and then was confronted by office workers who were in the middle of their Christmas party.
Robert Bampton, 34, was finally caught out and his thieving spree brought to an end when he was caught by a staff member at Leeming House in Leeds on December 9 this year.
Bampton, of Stratfird Street in Beeston, had previously targeted the building but did not manage to escape this time. Prosecutor Zarreen Alam-Cheetham told Leeds Crown Court on Friday: "The defendant forced entry and employees were on the top floor having their Christmas party. Damage was caused. A police constable confirms that a call was received from a man who stated a man had forced his way into a building with a hammer.
