Cardiff Crown Court
A MAN has admitted carrying out a burglary and an attempted break-in while his victims were in their Newport homes.
Benjamin Mathews, 42, pleaded guilty to a raid at Gordon Street and an attempted burglary on Corporation Road on August 17.
He is due to be sentenced on September 24 after the case was adjourned.
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The defendant, of Colston Place, Newport, was represented by Scott Bowen and the prosecution by Jason Howells.
Mathews was remanded in custody by Judge Catherine Richards after a hearing at Cardiff Crown Court.
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