Teenage raider who targeted neighbour's home brought to justice five years after the crime

A man has appeared before magistrates and admitted a crime he committed five years ago.A man has appeared before magistrates and admitted a crime he committed five years ago.
A man has appeared before magistrates and admitted a crime he committed five years ago.
A raider who targeted his neighbour's home as a teen has been brought to book - almost five years on.

Lewis Brian Turner, then 18, broke into the victim's flat at Stepping Stones, in Burnley, while she was away, by going through the attic and making a hole in the ceiling.

Turner, who at the time had a cannabis problem, helped himself to electrical goods, including an X-box and television and did it to make money, the town's magistrates were told.

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The court heard how police had Turner's details at the time, but he had left the property and had not afterwards come to the attention of officers - until he was arrested and cautioned for an assault in February.

It was then discovered he was still wanted from June, 2013.

Turner, now a 23-year-old bakery worker and father-of-two, admitted the burglary at Westgate, Burnley. He had no previous convictions.

The defendant, who wasn't represented by a solicitor, told the hearing ""Its a long time ago and I have turned my life around and tried to stay out of trouble."

Turner, of The Spinney, Burnley, was given 150 hours unpaid work and was told to pay £60 costs and an £85 victim surcharge.

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