A MAN has appeared in court after entering a care home in County Durham as a trespasser.
Jack Birkett used violent means to gain entry to Pelton Grange Care Home, in Pelton, near Chester-le-Street on June 17 last year.
Birkett, 28, of Ernest Street, Pelton, had previously admitted the charge on January 31.
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He was sentenced at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
He was given a 12-month community order and will have to complete 10 rehabilitation days.
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He was told to pay costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £95.
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