AN intruder who broke into a house and stabbed a man with a kitchen knife has been warned he faces jail.

Paul David Thompson, 33, of Chester Street, Middlesbrough, appearing at Teesside Crown Court, admitted aggravated burglary.

The court heard that he went into a house in Bos-combe Gardens, Hemlington, on May 6, with others whose identity is unknown and inflicted grievous bodily harm on Adrian Clark.

A second charge of robbery during the same incident, which he denied, will remain on file.

Thompson was bailed for a pre-sentence report, but the judge, Recorder James Hyland told him: "Only a custodial sentence can be justified.