Intruder left blood stains at homes during Christmas burglary spree
Shane De-Carteret helped himself to an array of property
Geoffrey Bennett
Bristol man Shane de Carteret threatened to petrol bomb partner's house and held a kitchen knife to her face (Image: Avon and Somerset Constabulary)
Convicted burglar Shane De-Carteret was a prolific blood donor.
The only trouble was he gave it to crime scenes rather than blood transfusions.
Last Christmas De-Carteret was like Santa Claus in reverse, entering several Bristol homes and taking away an assortment of items.
And in most break-ins he cut himself, left blood behind and was promptly identified by his DNA.
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De-Carteret, 41, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to five burglaries between September and December.
Judge Alan Large, Assistant Judge Advocate General, jailed him for 32 months.
He told De-Carteret: "You smashed your way in and stole goods which were important to people, such as jewellery, PlayStations, laptops and hard-drives including data and photographs.
"It is not just the possessions, it is the upset caused to people who come home and find the privacy of their home has been breached."
Bristol Crown Court
Catherine Flint, prosecuting, told Bristol Crown Court De-Carteret stole a Giant bike and £550 in cash from a home in Whiteway Road, St George.
He then entered a home in Ventnor Road, Speedwell, and took a laptop, neckless, aftershave, chocolates, books, prosecco, a gift set and even some milk.
In a third raid on a home in Greenbank View in Eastville he stole computer games, a purse, a back-pack and two computer hard drives.
The court heard he left his blood at all three homes.
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De-Carteret also admitted entering a home in Gloucester Street, Eastville, and stealing a laptop, mobile phone, perfume and a toy.
In a final raid on a home in Bay Gardens, Eastville, he stole another computer game.
He was arrested in January and made full admissions to police.
Farah Rashid, defending, said: "He knows which way this is going.
"He knows he is going to receive a lengthy custodial sentence.
"He is not proud of what he did.
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"He had a drug debt, he was threatened with a firearm and he did what he did.
"It was not sophisticated by any means.
"He was given drugs to sell, he used the drugs himself and he put himself in that position."