Teenage pair raided home of pensioner

Two teenagers were locked up yesterday after admitting burgling the house of an 80-year-old.

James McCorkindale (18) was given three years at a young offenders' institute after breaking into the house in Birstall.

A 17-year-old accomplice, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was given a 12-month detention and training order.

Prosecutor Mark Bishop told Leicester Crown Court how McCorkindale and his partner in crime had broken into the house in Kilby Avenue just after midnight on December 23 last year.

They ran off after the pensioner who lived there heard noises coming from outside.

Mr Bishop said the homeowner noticed a window had been broken and called the police. Nothing had been stolen.

He said McCorkindale, of Robert Hall Street, Stocking Farm, Leicester, and his accomplice then tried to break into another house 10 minutes later in East Park Road.

They were heard by a 20-year-old who lived in the house. The teenagers ran off but were stopped by police nearby.

Andrew Bolc, for McCorkindale, said his client had an unattractive record and had spent most of his life locked up.

Helen Johnson, for the 17-year-old, said her client regretted his actions and was trying to avoid a life of crime.

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- posted by Shreekant on Saturday, May 21, 2011

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