Belfast burglar sentenced to 13 months following DNA evidence

A man has received a 13-month prison sentence for a burglary committed at the residence of an 86-year-old victim in Belfast. The conviction followed the discovery of the offender's blood at the scene of the crime.

Forensic analysis of the blood samples provided the evidence necessary to link the individual to the burglary. The court subsequently handed down the 13-month custodial sentence.