Man goes to rave, burgles it - then falls fast asleep at the crime scene

A raver kicked out by bouncers returned and burgled the venue - only to fall asleep at the crime scene.

CCTV caught Connor Allenby snoozing just seconds after pinching the £100 float from Newcastle University's Student Union.

A court heard it was the second nap he'd enjoyed on what turned out to be an eventful night, after inexplicably falling asleep in another bizarre part of the building.

"He somehow ended up on the roof," said baffled prosecutor Claire Irving.

So he spent five hours shivering up there, long after the 'Rave to the Grave' February bash - dubbed Uni T - had ended.

Eventually, he somehow found a Newcastle Student Union fleece and - with experience of burgling as a teenage tearaway - prized open a window to get inside.

Connor Allenby leaving North Tyneside magistrates court, North Shields (Newcastle Chronicle)

"He said there was no way off the roof, and that was the only way (he could get inside)," added the prosecutor.

But once inside, cameras caught the 24-year-old sneaking around the now empty venue.

Dressed in the fleece, they filmed him going near the till before opening it and helping himself to the cash.

Then that night's shenanigans seemed to suddenly catch up with him again.

"He appears to fall asleep for a while behind the counter," added the prosecutor at Wednesday's hearing.

The Gateshead raver pleaded guilty to a non-dwelling burglary.

The court heard the  footage, as well as fingerprints at the scene, helped snare thieving Allenby.

And his actions had left the organisation with a £144 bill repair bill which magistrates ordered him to pay.

Representing himself, he claimed he'd been thrown out by security staff who had "twisted him up".

But he apologised for his actions, stating: "I shouldn't have done it. 'I'm sorry, but it happened."

However, he protested when magistrates slapped him with a £650 bill - including a £266 fine - for the offence.

He blurted out "God!" and after being ordered to pay for both the damage caused, and court charges such as the prosecution costs.

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And the defendant, of Florence Avenue, was also ordered to pay £25 for the fleece.

The court heard that couldn't be replaced - due to "hygiene reasons".