Thug jailed for 13 years after raids on homes

A thug who terrorised innocent victims in their homes during a series of late-night raids has been jailed for 13 years.

Sean Seawright targeted the properties in housing developments across Glasgow and Lanarkshire.

The victims were chosen for the 26-yearold to get his hands on their expensive cars.

East Kilbride couple Gordon and Carole Ann Stevenson and local man Garry Gallagher were among his victims.

In the driveway of Mr and Mrs Stevenson’s Lindsayfield home were the couple’s £35,000 Volkswagen Golf and £20,000 Renault.

Seawright and his accomplice threatened to stab and shoot the couple.

A distressed Mrs Stevenson said:“The glass in the front door ended up smashed. The noise was horrendous. I thought they must have mistaken identity, but I thought they were coming to get us.”

The mum said she still suffers flashbacks as she went on:“It has taken a long time to get over it.”

Seawright was then part of a similar attack on Mr Gallagher’s home in Calderwood.

Armed with a crowbar and a hammer, he stole a Volkswagen car from the property.

A jury heard evidence of petrified children in tears as Seawright stormed into houses.

During one incident, he and an accomplice claimed to be police armed with dangerous stun guns.

The crimes took place in March and April last year. Seawright was sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow, where he was convicted of 18 charges and Judge Lady Stacey told him:“You are a danger to the public.”