A Bristol drug addict who burgled his grandmother's house has been jailed after she shopped him to police.

Unemployed Kane Broomfield, 21, stole Christmas presents, a TV and jewellery from his 72-year-old grandmother, who had brought him up like her own son, a court heard.

Eileen Broomfield realised her own grandson must have broken into her home in Lawrence Weston Road when she spotted her mail had been picked off the mat and carefully put on the side. There was no sign of forced entry.

Her grandson, of Long Cross, Lawrence Weston, used a spare key to get into the house, Bristol Magistrates' Court was told.

Broomfield pleaded guilty to entering her home between November 13 and 18 last year, and stealing £400 worth of items including jewellery, a Panasonic TV, two video cameras, a variety of CDs and Christmas presents she had bought for other people, including jigsaw puzzles and a train set.

District Judge Tim Pattinson sent him down for 26 weeks.

Broomfield also previously pleaded guilty to taking a Rover Metro from Roman Farm Court, Southmead, on November 6 last year, and pleaded guilty to failing to surrender to bail on April 17 this year.

Prosecuting, Kirsty Allman said: "The victim brought up the defendant, with just himself and her residing at her address.

"It was 8pm, on Friday, November 14 she left home for the weekend, she locked the doors and the windows.

"The defendant has caused her problems in the past, she made it clear he's not welcome at the property, but he is still in possession of spare keys.

"She returned on Monday, November 17, immediately realised someone had been inside and items were missing. She immediately suspected her grandson as there was no sign of forced entry. Mail had been picked up and put on the side, that was the routine he had when he lived there."

The court heard Miss Broomfield confronted her grandson, who returned the jewellery but said he had already sold the TV to a local youth for £10.

Ms Allman said: "She's fed up to the back teeth of the defendant turning up, begging for money for food and stealing from her. She believes he's on cocaine and cannabis."

The court heard Broomfield had broken into the Rover car in a separate incident with another man.

He helped force the door open so his accomplice could drive the vehicle away before abandoning it in Stile Acres, Lawrence Weston, but in the process did so much damage it had to be written off.

Giles Tippett, defending, said: "He suffers from psychosis, and is receiving treatment. He receives medication, he has weekly injections.

"The grandmother mentioned the use of drugs, the probation service could assist him with his attitude to cannabis or alcohol or offending.

"The grandmother is fed up, she's annoyed. He's not working; he's unable to work. There are positives. Since November 2008 he has not committed offences. When he receives treatment, he's stabilised and offences are reduced."

The District Judge said: "I will make no order for compensation. It will be for you and your conscience when you are released whether you compensate your grandmother."

Despite three attempts to speak to the grandmother at her home address over the weekend, no one was available for comment.