A NURSERY school raider felt custody was the only way to sort out his problems.

And he is now where he wanted to be after Burnley Magistrates sent him down for four months.

The court had been told that Warren Bradshaw, 19, would not co-operate with the probation service and would not see an officer if he was remanded in custody for a pre-sentence report.

His solicitor said it went very much "against the grain" not to be pleading for the defendant's freedom, but those were the instructions he had been given.

Bradshaw, of Airdrie Crescent, Burnley, admitted burglary on June 27 and was sent to detention for four months.

He was told by the bench that the property he had targeted, Ightenhill Nursery School, was a "vulnerable institution" and he had committed the offence very shortly after being released from a Young Offenders' Institution.

No other sentence was appropriate.

Elizabeth Reed, prosecuting, said the defendant was seen by police in Wren Road, Burnley, and was arrested on suspicion of burglary.

The nursery had been attacked and toilet rolls and handkerchiefs taken.

Bradshaw was taken to the police station and admitted he had committed the offence.

He had previous convictions, mainly for public disorder.

Richard Taylor, defending, said it was not for Bradshaw to demand the type of sentence he wanted from the court but he had tied its hands to a degree by saying he would not co-operate with the probation service.