Jim Chuter was jailed on May 19
(Picture: Met Police)A serial burglar has been jailed for more than a decade following an investigation by the Met Police.
Jim Chuter, 33, was jailed for 11 years at Guilford Crown Court on May 19.
Chuter, was imprisoned over a series of “cowardly” burglaries in London, Surrey and the Thames Valley.
He had previously pleaded guilty to 26 charges including nine for burglary, sixteen counts of fraud and a robbery.
Chuter’s offences took place between September 2019 and July 2019 and was discovered when a Surrey Police officer identified him during a review of a cold case.
Police said the assailant would often target elderly people who usually lived on their own.
He targeted one 90-year-old man for several months stealing the man’s entire life savings of £25,000.
Investigating for the Met, Detective Constable Hannah Woodford said: “Chuter is a career criminal whose cowardly offences were committed against vulnerable and frail people at a time when they were already living with the worries and loneliness of pandemic life.
“As police, we understand that the effects of being a victim of crime go far beyond a loss of property and my thoughts are with Chuter’s many victims and their families. I hope that the considerable sentence handed down brings them some comfort and a sense of justice.”
