CCTV footage shows Paul Howell, 56, prowling around the back of a house at around 3am on November 9 last year. But he was in for a surprise; his shoes were drenched when he tripped over a string ...

Startled, he fled the scene. Howell has been jailed for over three years after being thwarted by the Home Alone-style trap. Chronicle Live reports that Saba Shan, prosecuting, told Newcastle Crown ...