A burglar who drank cider during a raid on a country mansion has been jailed after his DNA was found on a glass at the scene of the crime.
Ian Cronshaw, 57, of Torquay, was found with £3 700 of valuables taken from the £1 million house at Coffinswell, near Newton Abbot, Devon.
Exeter Crown Court heard how the house was ransacked and stripped of more than £50 000 of valuables in October last year, while the owner and his family were on holiday. They were so traumatised that they moved out. Full Article
