A robber who forced his way into the Catford home of a disabled 60-year-old man, stealing cash and items belonging to his victim's dead mother, has been jailed for 10 years.

Anthony McKain, 52, of no fixed address and an unidentified accomplice carried out the robbery in Redfern Road on May 31.

The victim, who has severe mobility problems, had a knock on his door and, seeing it was a smartly-dressed man, assumed his visitor was a council official.

But when the victim opened his door, the first man was quickly joined by a second and the pair forced their way inside, pushing their victim to the floor before demanding money.

He pointed them towards his wallet and one of the robbers demanded to know his pin number before leaving the flat to use his stolen bank card at a nearby petrol station.

Eventually the victim was released by McKain and, when the second robber returned, he begged them to hand back his wallet as it contained sentimental items belonging to his deceased mother. 
 
However, the pair refused, and fled the address.
 
McKain was later identified from a single fingerprint found on the bedroom door of the victim's home and he was traced to a building in Catford where he was arrested in June.
 
Following a three-day trial at Woolwich Crown Court, McKain was convicted of robbery and theft.

He was sentenced to 10 years for robbery and one year for theft, with each sentence to run concurrently. 
 
Detective Constable Sarah Richardson from the Met's Serious Acquisitive Crime Unit said: "This was a shocking incident. 

"The victim had been at home alone and only opened the door to McKain because he thought he was on official business. He had no idea that he would be opening his door to a criminal, one with no conscience at all and who was prepared to go to any lengths to get what he wanted. 

"The victim, who has severe mobility issues, was held down by McKain and, despite saying he was in a lot of pain, Mckain refused to release him."