A pensioner was left 'extremely distressed' after a burglar forced her into a bedroom and held a pillow over her face as she housesat for a friend. Martin McGinley, 30, knocked on the door of the home on September 13, before the 82-year-old answered the door.
A court heard she spoke with a man who was asking after the owner. She told him he wasn’t home and asked who she should say called. The man said ‘Martin’ and left.
McGinley, of Smallbrook Walk, Crewe, returned around 30 minutes later, saying he had confirmation from the homeowner that he could borrow a spanner.
