Thug who attacked Wigan burglary victim is jailed

A Wigan man who committed a violent burglary has been jailed for five years and four months.
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Matthew Fillingham, 26, of Battersby Street, Ince, had stood before a Bolton Crown Court judge charged with entering a home as a trespasser and trying to steal items during which time Stephen Crehan was subjected to violence.

A trial was due to begin this month but before then Fillingham changed his plea to admit to the aggravated burglary.

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