Burglars stole dog whilst terrified boy cowered in cupboard
A TERRIFIED boy cowered in a cupboard while four burglars stole a Staffordshire bull terrier in revenge for the dog’s owner refusing to sell it.
The intruders – who included a 16-year-old – took the dog away, and it was later found at one of their homes, a court heard.
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Clockwise from top left - Matthew Measures, Liam Measures, Liam Williams, Corey Ford.
Matthew Measures, 19, of Gilbey Road, his brother Liam Measures, 20, also of Gilbey Road, and accomplices Liam Williams, 18, of Chelmsford Avenue, and Corey Ford, 16, of Selbourne Road, all in Grimsby, admitted burglary on August 10.
Charlotte Baines, prosecuting, told Grimsby Crown Court that Michelle Britcliffe had been in a relationship with Stuart Webster, who gave her a Staffordshire bull terrier dog.
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Matthew Measures offered to buy it from her but she refused to sell it to him.
She left her home in Gilbey Road, but her ten-year-old son was there with a 15-year-old babysitter.
The youngster later telephoned the police after discovering that intruders were trying to break in.
The Measures brothers and Ford forced their way in through the back door. Williams claimed he was the lookout.
The youngster, terrified, hid upstairs in a cupboard and he later discovered that the dog had been taken.
The house was later broken into again overnight and a CD player and a DVD player were taken.
The dog was later found at the home of Matthew Measures.
Miss Britcliffe later said she had to move from her home because of the break-in and her son had been suffering nightmares.
Matthew Measures, a third-strike burglar also admitted handling a stolen stereo and printer keyboard between August 9 and 16. He was jailed for three years.
Liam Measures was locked up for two years and three months and Williams was sent down for two years.
Ford was given a six-month detention and training order and a three-year antisocial behaviour order.
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by INfear
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 8:57PM
“If you dont have anything constructive to say then why comment. With language like this I would suspect you are all cut from the same cloth. You need to maybe go back to education improve your language, spelling etc. This could then improve your job prospects and you could escaper your clearly disadvantaged backgrounds”
by nietzche
Saturday, February 23 2013, 3:30AM
“david1995 you are in bred because your father is your brother and your mother is your sister now has that cleared it up for you......”
by clivespanner
Friday, February 22 2013, 9:49PM
“F*ck off david1995 you boring b*stard”
by david1995
Friday, February 22 2013, 6:42PM
“an that dogs whats gana be at the bottom of your bed mate coz you all sllep with dogs coz your from grimsby mate”
by david1995
Friday, February 22 2013, 6:41PM
“grimsby mate smelly cod ******* arnt you all”
by david1995
Friday, February 22 2013, 6:40PM
“lisson am not from grimsby so how can i be inbred u sad fuk u live ther not me so takea bath coz dam u smell like fish mate u all do u grimsby scum bags an look smart ur from grimsby so how can you be smart mate thats all you lot say int it grimsby mate look at me am from grimsby your all scum”
by nietzche
Friday, February 22 2013, 6:34PM
“please lets have david 1995 on here more often he makes me look smart....”
by foxy2k11
Friday, February 22 2013, 5:31PM
“well Matthew Measures, Liam Measures and there stolen everything in my house in gilby road”
by xxx666xxx
Friday, February 22 2013, 2:33PM
“david1995 do us all a favour and go overdose on all the drugs you smelly ******* take. as you can see,nobody is applauding what you say”
by itgrimupnorth
Friday, February 22 2013, 12:29PM
“I'm confused, these inbred half wits are from Grimsby - and since one is you brother and his sister is your mother....aren't you from Grimsby too?”