A DOZY burglar was caught asleep on a mum-of-two's settee - after she heard him snoring.

And when police woke him up in the lounge in Michelle Robinson's home Michael Bolton's first words were "Where am I?"

Heroin addict Bolton, 35, has now been sent to jail for three years.

He committed the burglary while on licence after being released early from prison for raiding the home of a 71-year-old pensioner.

Burnley Crown Court was told that Bolton, of Griffin Close, in the Accrington Road area of Burnley, had been replacing heroin with valium and sleeping pills which was why he nodded off.

Bolton was found on the settee wearing Ms Robinson's coat and had a number of her possess-ions in the pockets, the court heard.

A bag had also been left outside the kitchen window.

The court was told that Ms Robinson, whose two children are aged one and two, had woken up at 5.30am and first thought something was amiss when she spotted the toilet seat was up as no men live at her home. She then went downstairs and found some of her possessions scattered over the kitchen floor.

Ms Robinson then heard a breathing sound and found Bolton snoring on her settee.

The court was told that she was too scared to call police herself and went upstairs to ask for a neighbour's help.

Police were alerted and officers found Bolton on the sofa.

The defendant had admitted burglary and been committed for sentence by Burnley magistrates.

Bolton could remember nothing about the burglary on the house which was also in Griffin Close, the court heard.

Sentencing Bolton Record Philip Butler told him: "I should think you are as mystified as anybody else as to why you chose to burgle this property and the fact you don't know why doesn't really assist you one way or another."

Mercedah Jabbari, prosecuting, said when questioned Bolton made no comment to every question but pleaded guilty at the first opportunity in court.

Miss Jabbari said he had three previous convictions for house burglary and had committed the offence while on licence.

Gerard Doran, defending, described the burglary as "very bizarre" and said it clearly resulted from misuse of "mind-altering drugs."

Bolton, a long-term heroin user, had contacted the Tower Project, a rehabilitation scheme on his release and seemingly was not doing too badly, Mr Doran said.

He said: "I don't think he can remember, much less explain his actions, so difficult they are to fathom.

"He is clearly going to have to challenge his addiction.

"He can't replace one drug with another. That's not getting him anywhere."