A burglar caught red-handed in the home of an elderly man who was in hospital was jailed for 12 months.Shaun McManus, 29, acquired a key to the property from an unknown person, in what the judge said was a planned break-in.A vigilant next door neighbour in Kingsway North, Braunstone, Leicester, heard a noise and went to investigate.On seeing a light switched on and a shadowy figure moving around inside, he alerted the police, Leicester Crown Court was told.James Armstrong-Holmes, prosecuting,...
