A man who was involved in the robbery of a man and woman before going on to commit a spate of burglaries has been jailed.
Aiden McMahon had recently been released from prison when he was involved in a robbery where he stole a woman's handbag in the early hours of the morning. A month later, he committed a series of burglaries in High Heaton and was caught in one property when a woman woke up to find him in her room wearing a balaclava.
On Thursday, McMahon, 24, appeared at Newcastle Crown Court via link from HMP Durham to be sentenced for robbery, theft and counts of burglary. He had admitted the offences.
