Crook says he's 'getting too old for it' after leaving priest feeling 'uneasy' in his own home
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA burglar raided a priest's home while he slept before stealing his car. Michael Cheetham, 43, was one of three men involved in the despicable crime, taking a Peugeot 5008 from outside Father Simon Firth's home, Minshull Street Crown Court heard on Thursday (March 14).
Prosecuting, Satpal Roth said Fr Firth was asleep at the presbytery of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, on Kingsway, when the crooks struck after 11pm last August 29.
Ms Roth described how two of the men 'circled' the car before approaching the presbytery. They entered the priest's home and took the keys to the Peugeot, before stealing the car.
Cheetham then drove the car away despite being disqualified from driving, the court heard. READ MORE: From Windermere, via Wigan, to the cartels of Dubai - how detectives smashed international drugs ring Ms Roth told the court how Fr Firth had been left to feel 'uneasy' and 'vulnerable' following the incident.
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