Burglar gets four years after court hears how man was dragged for 30 yards underneath his getaway car

A man was dragged underneath the getaway car of a burglar he had just caught stealing from his van leaving him with third degree burns, 11 missing teeth and a head injury, a court has heard.

Mervyn Heffernan (then aged 48), a carpenter, was in a premises getting supplies when he spotted Daniel Maughan (aged 24) at the side of his van. He and his colleague ran out and Mr Heffernan stood in front of Maughan's own vehicle as he tried to flee the scene.