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Burglar caught and jailed after he gets stuck in bathroom window

Sean Crawshaw was jailed for two-and-a-half years.

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A BURGLAR IN the northwest English town of Bury has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail after he was caught stuck in the bathroom window of a home.

Sean Crawshaw (47) was forced to wait for police to arrive after he became wedged in the upstairs bathroom window of the home about eight miles outside Manchester.

Greater Manchester Police took pictures of the man dangling from the window when the arrived at the home and arrested him.

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He subsequently pleaded guilty to burglary and was handed a two-and-a-half year prison sentence.

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