Cork woman and teenage daughter confront burglar in their home at 6am

Teenager suffered injured hand after it was caught in door as intruder tried to make his escape, court heard

Florin Mitache with an address at South Douglas Road, Cork, has been jailed for three years for the offence. Picture: iStock

A Cork householder and her teenage daughter confronted a burglar who broke into their home after 6am and now he has been jailed for three years.

Circuit Court President Judge Patricia Ryan imposed a sentence of four years on Florin Mitache with an address at South Douglas Road, Cork, and suspended the last year of that sentence.