Man jailed for 'pre-meditated spree' of burglaries in Cork

In one burglary, he broke into the home of an 83-year-old woman who was cocooning, telling her they were gardaí looking for burglars

Christopher Jones was interviewed five times in relation to several burglaries carried out around this time. File photo

Two burglars in a “pre-meditated spree of crimes” broke into the home of an 83-year-old woman shining torches in her bedroom and telling her they were gardaí looking for burglars.

One of the accused men – 27-year-old Christopher Jones – was sentenced to five years in prison, consecutive to one year he is already serving and with the last year of the five years suspended.