Burglar’s jail terms add up to 144 years

A serial burglar who regularly targets pensioners’ homes has been sentenced to 144 years in prison over the course of his criminal career, a court has heard.

Anthony Connors, aged 41, is due to be sentenced again next month after he held an elderly couple hostage in their apartment.

He held a broom handle with a jagged edge to the face of artist Noel Lewis, 81, threatened to stab him, and demanded money. He got in through an open back door as the couple were airing the flat out.