Drug addict jailed for preying on two elderly women

One of Adrian Sadowski’s victims had suffered a brain haemorrhage 12 years ago and could only move with a Zimmer frame.

The 66-year-old’s son was so concerned about her vulnerability that he installed hidden CCTV equipment in her home.

Last August, Sadowski was caught on camera rummaging through her front room looking for cash or valuables to steal.

When the unemployed 23-year-old was questioned by police, he claimed he was doing the elderly complainant a good deed by offering to make her a cup of tea and had been looking for her purse so he could buy some milk.

Sadowski, of Quarry Close, Brockholes, was released on bail but within days he went with an accomplice into the home of a 74-year-old woman while she was watching television.

Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday that the duo managed to steal the woman’s handbag during the ‘distraction burglary’ and made off with over 200 in cash which she had been saving up to buy a wedding present.

A neighbour took down the registration number of the pair’s car and Sadowski was later linked to the vehicle.

Sadowski denied the burglary charges but after a trial the jury found him guilty of both matters last month.

When the case was adjourned for sentence it was hoped that inquiries through Interpol would establish the details of Sadowski’s suspected previous convictions for robbery in Poland and Germany, but Recorder Robert Adams was told yesterday that the information would not be available for months.

Due to this uncertainty, the judge said he would have to deal with Sadowski on the basis that he had no previous convictions.