Caught Red (Leicester) handed! Burglar snared after leaving DNA on piece of CHEESE

A burglar who targeted his ex-girlfriend’s mother’s house was caught – after leaving his DNA on a block of cheese.

Jamie Simmonds, 29, targeted the house in a ‘revenge attack’, a court heard.

But detectives spotted a trail of cheese crumbs and Simmonds’ DNA was found on the block of Red Leicester, leading to his arrest.

Cardiff Crown Court heard that Simmonds’ ex-girlfriend Molly Patterson’s mother was asleep in the house at the time of the burglary and woke to find broken glass and crumbs of cheese on the floor.

Prosecutor Rachel Knight said: “This is a revenge attack because he wasn’t getting the attention he wanted from Molly.

“There is an element of targeting, of planning and he was in dispute with the family at the time.”

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Simmonds, of Canton, Cardiff, pleaded guilty to burglary and was jailed for 16 months.

He was also handed a restraining order from contacting the victim’s family.

In a victim statement, Molly Patterson said: “I feel guilty because I think he did this to get back at me.

“I feel like it’s my fault. I’m sorry this has happened to my mother.”

Peter Wormald, defending, described the offence as “crude and unsophisticated”.