A Chipping Sodbury man is one of a trio of men that have been handed prison sentences for a string of burglaries across Bristol.

A Judge at Bristol Crown court on Friday gave the men jail sentences totalling more than 15 years for their roles in stealing property belonging to students in addresses across Redland, Clifton, Cotham and Horfield between January and October 2019..

Jonny Manfield, 29 of Horse Street in Chipping Sodbury, received a sentence of three years and nine months in prison after pleading guilty to handling stolen goods.

John O’Brien, 46 of Kendon Drive in Horfield, was found guilty of 21 counts of burglary and jailed for seven and a half years and Edward Tiley, 45 of Goulston Walk in Bishopsworth, was found guilty of eight counts of burglary and handed a five-year custodial sentence.

DC Louise Yaldron said: “We welcome the sentences handed out today to all three men for the significant number of burglaries carried out across Bristol.

“Prolific thieves have been taken off the streets and we will continue to do all we can to bring offenders to justice.”