A MAN has been jailed after he stole a rucksack containing cash, bankcards, and a laptop.

Christopher Smith pleaded guilty to the burglary and fraud after he stole the belongings from a property in Petersfield Avenue, Slough.

The burglar snatched the rucksack on August 27 and used the stolen bankcard in a betting shop four times with a value of £210.

The 32 year old, of no fixed abode, admitted one count of burglary and four counts of fraud.

He was sentenced to two years and five months in prison at Reading Crown Court on Monday, October 10.

Investigating officer Police Staff Investigator Lynn Brandon, based at Slough police station, said: “Burglary is an incredibly invasive crime and one we take seriously.

“Smith pleaded guilty and will now have the opportunity to learn from his actions.

“It will hopefully serve a lesson to others who seek to commit crimes of this nature that we will investigate and look to put offenders before the courts.”