Callum Duncan, 28, was woken by the noise of a gang of burglars breaking into the shed at his home, in Stockport, before they fled on his three off-road bikes and he immediately gave chase.
Dean Barnes, 16, was killed in the early hours of January 24, 2023, when the bike he was riding as a pillion passenger on crashed into a car in Stockport, Greater Manchester.
In the early hours of January 24, 2023, three thieves broke into Callum Duncan's shed where he stored three motorbikes at his home in Reddish, Stockport, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
The burglary netted the thieves a haul of one-of-a-kind Hermes leather bags, including a £48,000 Barenia Kelly picnic bag, as well as a £30,800 Cartier watch and other jewellery.
Some of the headlines from these stories included '66-year-old man released on bail after toilet stolen from Blenheim' and 'police hunt for two stocky men after spate of burglaries'.