Jail for burglar found in living room

A burglar has been jailed after her victim returned home to find her sitting in his living room.

Emma Crowder, aged 41, forced her way into the property in Ashwood Avenue, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, by breaking a kitchen window with a brick.

She then stole a small amount of money and a microwave that was later found at a nearby address.

Police were called on the morning of 13 April this year and detained her inside the property.

Crowder, who was known to her victim, denied the offence and told officers she was staying at the property with the consent of the owner.

She was, she claimed, pretending to sleep on the sofa when an unknown offender broke in.

She had, however, been recorded on a security camera making reference to a brick being thrown through the window.

Crowder, of Wrexham Road, Rhostyllen, later pleaded guilty before she was due to stand trial at Nottingham Crown Court.

Appearing at the same venue on Friday she was jailed for one year and one month.

PC Danny O’Kane, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:

“This was an upsetting incident for the victim who returned home to find a burglar in his living room.

“I know this has had a considerable impact on him and has left him feeling unsafe in his own home.

“I am pleased Crowder has now accepted responsibility for this crime and has now been punished for it.”