Portsmouth woman jailed for 4 years for targeting elderly in robbery and burglaries

Cruel Amanda Deary repeatedly targeted pensioner’s homes in Ian Gibson Court in Carlisle Road, Southsea, twice taking nothing and then leaving with toilet paper and £400 in cash.

Deary, 52, was put off in her first two raids when she was first disturbed by a nurse in a flat and then fled when a victim screamed in another home on February 15.

She returned to the building and struck again on May 8, this time taking toilet paper and the cash.

Two months later she robbed a 90-year-old woman in Palmerston Road, in Southsea, on July 26.

Now her targeting of elderly victims has been cut short as a judge jailed her on Friday for four years.

PC Charlotte Pocock said: ‘Amanda Deary deliberately targeted vulnerable, elderly victims, and I hope this sentence provides them with some closure.

‘Finding someone in your home, or knowing someone has been there while you sleep, is extremely distressing for anyone, and we take crimes like this extremely seriously.’

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Deary, of Unicorn Road, Landport, admitted four burglaries and robbery, police said.

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