Drugged up burglar Thomas Nixon has been jailed for seven years
A DRUGGED up burglar left a family terrified as he threatened them with a knife after they barricaded themselves in their bedrooms.
Thomas Nixon smashed his way into the family home with a shovel before demanding the victims hand over their cash and stole Christmas presents.
The couple and their ten-year-old daughter were in bed in Arncliffe Road, Middlesbrough, on December 18 when Nixon broke into their home.
The 37-year-old appeared at the bottom of the stairs shouting 'stay upstairs, there are four of us here with knives', Teesside Crown Court heard.