Ben Markham has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison. Photo: West Mercia Police
Ben Markham, aged 28, of Worcester, was sentenced to seven years and six months in jail at Shrewsbury Crown Court on Tuesday after he entered a guilty plea.
The court heard how Markham had broken down the front door using a crowbar, to a home in Clee Hill on 10 November 2020, at around 4.00am, before going upstairs and threatening the victim in her bedroom.
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He forced the victim to open the safe in the property before taking a large sum of money and thousands of pounds worth of jewellery.