Brave homeowner chased away organised criminals with knife during burglary at luxury home on Wigton Lane

Two members of an organised criminal gang were locked up over the failed break-in at the house in Alwoodley, Leeds

A court heard Deyonte Frazer and Bilal Hussain were part of the gang which targeted homes in affluent areas in order to steal high powered cars.

Frazer and another gang member smashed through a glass door to get into the Wigton Lane property on March 11 this year.

The homeowner came downstairs to find the two men in his kitchen surrounded by glass.

Leeds Crown Court heard the victim picked up a knife and told them to leave.

The pair stayed in the property and demanded cars keys but then fled empty-handed.

They got into a car waiting outside which was driven by Hussain.

Police stopped the car in the Rawdon area and they were arrested.

The court heard Frazer was also involved in a burglary at a house on Gelder Court, Flanshaw, Wakefield, on November 22 last year.

A group of men wearing balaclavas gained entry to the property and stole keys to three Mercedes cars which were parked outside.

All three vehicles were then driven away along with a BMW which the gang members had arrived at the property in.

Police were contacted after a neighbour witnessed the break-in.