Wayne Goldup, 38, broke into the victim’s garage in York by smashing a window and helped himself to £4,650 of mainly Nikita tools which have never been recovered, York Crown Court heard.
Prosecutor Kelly Clarke said that a trail of blood from the garage in Burton Stone Lane enabled police to identify Goldup from his DNA and he was arrested.
Goldup, of Westfield Road, York, was charged with burglary and theft and admitted the offences. He appeared for sentence today (Friday, August 30).
Ms Clarke said the victim was renovating his end-of-terrace home and had left “numerous” high-value tools inside his garage overnight.
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