A Nottingham burglar was snared by drops of blood he left around the house he smashed his way into. Nottingham Crown Court heard how drug dependent Jonathon Sodergren must have cut himself breaking class to force his way into the Chilwell property which was unoccupied following the death of its owner.
“Droplets of your blood were left all over the house and it was from that blood you were identified. You were then convicted in your absence at the magistrates’ court.“You have 16 previous convictions for 41 offences, but none of them are for burglary and what is of great concern to me is your drug use and you know the path it has taken you down. That has given you quite serious health issues and the only person who can change that is you, with support.
Sodergren, of Ribblesdale Court, Beeston, was found guilty of a single count of burglary at a trial he failed to turn up to. Luc Chignell, mitigating, said: “For 20 years he has been drug dependent which has physically broken him.