A SHOTTON man who burgled two homes late at night after 'binge drinking' has been jailed.

Amadeusz Myzywa, of Butler Street, appeared at Mold Crown Court on Thursday.

The 33-year-old had previously admitted two counts of burglary at addresses in Caernarvon Close, Shotton, in March this year.

He had also admitted a summary offence of interfering with a motor vehicle.

Elen Owen, prosecuting, told the court on March 6, an elderly lady in Caernarvon Close was woken by Myzywa entering her house.

When she approached him, in the kitchen, she saw him take a knife from a drawer and leave through the back door.

After midnight, he knocked on the door of a second home nearby.

One of the occupants saw the door handle was being tried and when she went into her kitchen she came across Myzywa.

She challenged him and called for her husband, who pushed him out and chased him down the road.

Myzywa was shouting "sorry" and "please phone the police."

The resident detained him until officers arrived and he was arrested.

Ms Owen said before the burglaries, Myzywa was also seen trying the door handle of a vehicle in the road, as well as looking through the windows.

Oliver King, defending, said: "What makes both offences serious is that this was in the early hours of the morning and there were people at home.

"There was a confrontation in that they interacted with him but he offered no violence.

"It must have been frightening when he took the knife but there's no suggestion he brandished that."

The court heard Myzywa had dropped the knife outside shortly after taking it.

"At the time of this offence his use of alcohol and drugs was clearly out of control," Mr King said.

"He had been out that night with a friend and had binged. "What he went on to do was completely out of character."

Judge Rhys Rowlands told Myzywa: "After a day's drinking you were out late at night looking for things to steal.

"All burglaries in people's homes are serious.

"In both cases the victims care across you, confronting you.

"That must have been both terrifying at the time and deeply unsettling for the future.

"You had been drinking - clearly far too much.

"Your drinking too much meant you needed money and no doubt that's the reason you were out looking to steal."

The court heard the offences were committed during the operational period of a community order Myzywa received in November last year for having a knife in a public place.

Judge Rowlands handed down an immediate custodial sentence of 16 months on each of the burglary counts to run concurrent.

No further penalty was imposed for interfering with the vehicle but Judge Rowlands revoked the community order and resentenced Myzywa for the possession of a knife - handing him an additional two months custody.

That makes his overall custodial term 18 months.