A burglar has been caught after helping himself to a box of Jaffa Cakes during a robbery.

Reece O'Callaghan had denied breaking into the house of an elderly couple in Birmingham in July 2012, but was identified when forensics found his fingerprints on the snack's packaging, reports the Birmingham Mail.

Prosecutor Jason Pegg said the evidence of his middle-finger imprint "literally pointed" at the 19-year-old.

He also ate a bowl of pasta while in the house, which he fled with items including three televisions.

O'Callaghan, from West Heath, was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years for his crimes at the City's Crown Court, including a separate incident that took place in December 2012.

Judge William Davis QC said that the elderly victims, 78 and 82, had been left "devastated" by the teenager's actions.

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