A teenage burglar who raided two homes in the dead of night was locked up for three years at Teesside Crown Court.

Jonathan Rogers, 19, broke into houses, in Cheltenham Avenue and Fir Grove, Stockton, while the families slept.

The judge, Assistant Recorder John Brodwell told him: "To break into someone's house while they are there is a deeply disturbing and distressing experience. It is fortunate for you that the occupants did not wake up and the fact that you are a heroin addict is no consolation to them."

Rogers, of Scalby Square, Thornaby, who pleaded guilty, was ordered to serve a further 29 days for committing the offences while on licence.