He also stole a tablet she used to talk to her daughter in Australia
An elderly woman has been left scared to be in her own home after a burglar with a knife raided TVs and bank cards while she slept. Andrew Knighton, 43, of Critchley Street, Ilkeston, broke into the property of an 85-year-old widow in the Derbyshire town on March 22, 2023, before stealing two TVs, a tablet, food items including cans of salmon, a locket, and bank cards.
The elderly widow discovered the burglary after waking in the morning and finding a large bread knife she owned at the top of the stairs. She then noticed her spare room had been searched so hid in her bedroom and called police, remaining there until officers arrived as she feared the offender may still be inside her property.
“They have also taken my Samsung Galaxy tablet device. I used this to speak with my daughter via video call as she currently lives in Australia. This was my only means of actually seeing my daughter and this has been taken away. Knighton also carried out a number of other burglaries and shop thefts in Ilkeston throughout March and April. He stole garden tools from the shed of a property in Lord Haddon Road on March 19, took cash and a mobile phone from a property in Critchley Street on April 7 and stole a TV and Manchester United memorabilia including shin pads signed by Bobby Charlton from a property in Station Road on April 14.
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