Judge Howard Crowson showed no sympathy when he was told Anthony Hall (pictured) had been injured when he attempted to commit a burglary A burglar who was beaten up after breaking into a former rugby player's flat got what he deserved, a judge told him. Anthony Hall was left bloodied and bruised when he tried to attack the homeowner who caught him attempting to steal his television in the middle of the night. Jailing him, Judge Howard Crowson told the 22-year-old it was 'inevitable' he would be beaten up, adding: 'That's the risk you take.' Hall, a serial criminal, broke into Stephen Waterfield's home in Redcar, near Middlesbrough, in September.
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Anthony Hall, 24, of Newcastle, attacked the man whose home he invaded
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But the householder overpowered the intruder and got him in a headlock
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Hall was forced to flee empty handed with worse injuries than his victim
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He was given three years and four months in jail for a third strike burglary
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