A dwarf was caught helping burglars by climbing through holes too small for a full-size man, Newcastle Magistrates Court has heard.
Lee Kildare, who is 3ft 11in, was used by a gang of thieves to plunder derelict houses of scrap metal.
Kildare, of Southern Road, Walker, Newcastle, admitted non-dwelling house burglary and was given a 12-month community order with supervision and told to stick to a three-month curfew between 8pm and 7am.