Teen burglar left my home feeling 'soiled' says victim

Mon, 08 Feb 2016

Anthony Collis burgled her home in October last year

A mother from Willaston whose life has been turned upside down after her house was burgled says she doesn't think she'll be able to move on until she's moved house.

Sara Marsden and her 11-year-old son were asleep when 18-year-old Anthony Collis climbed in through a window last October.

He was captured on CCTV stealing and rifling through her handbag - handling her sentimental possessions.

Collis was sentenced in January - however Sara says that's provided little comfort, calling the impact of his crime "horrendous" and saying everything now feels "dirty":