A TEENAGER who was on bail broke into a house to steal a man’s car keys and in a separate incident held down a woman in her own house to rob her of hers.

Jordan Buckle, now 18, was given three years detention in a young offenders institution after he admitted committing the ‘serious crimes’.

He broke into a man’s house during the night and stole his car keys in Albert Road, Heaton.

CCTV footage and forensics identified Buckle as the offender on October 14 last year, but not before he was then involved in a robbery on October 27 in Gresley Avenue, Horwich.

Then, Buckle talked his way into a 53-year-old woman’s home and forcibly held her down to take her car keys out of her coat pocket.

He drove off in her Citroen Saxo while she tried to chase after him. He abandoned the vehicle a few hours later.

At the time Buckle was on bail after he had admitted aggravated vehicle taking on July 26. He had stolen a Nissan Almera from a street in Horwich, ending in a police chase and was given a Youth Rehabilitation Order.

Following the burglary and robbery, Buckle was arrested and sent to HM Prison Forest Bank on October 31, where he remained until sentencing yesterday.

At Bolton Crown Court, Buckle, of St Mary’s Road in Eccles, pleaded guilty to charges of robbery and taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent and to a burglary last year.

The court heard how he had a criminal record dating back to 2013 with previous convictions for similar offences.

Judge Richard Gioserano said of the teenager: “You are 18 years old and here you are pleading guilty to some very serious offences.

“First in July last year you took a vehicle without consent. You were granted bail, but soon after you burgled a man’s house at night and from there you robbed someone in their own home.

“All of this occurred after a fourth Youth Rehabilitation Order was placed upon you.

“I am going to take into account totality today and am taking into consideration that you have only ever served a small time in custody.”

He also highlighted the fact that the defendant had shown some remorse for his actions. He added: “The sentence that I am imposing is meant to give you motivation not to re-offend.”

Buckle was sentenced to two years for robbery in a dwelling and given a four-month concurrent sentence for taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent.

He was also given a 12-month consecutive sentence for burglary and six-month concurrent for aggravated driving and was handed a three- year and three months extended driving ban.

Jonathan Heywood, the victim of the burglary in Albert Road on July 26, said of the sentencing: “I sincerely hope this young man learns his lesson after this sentence. Three years is a long time to reflect.

“I’d like to thank the police and justice system for all their hard work in this case and for the job they do protecting the community.”