A man who attacked a 74-year-old woman during a home invasion was sentenced Monday to three years in jail.
Philip Christopher Roy Wood, 38, was issued the term in provincial court in Prince George on counts of assault causing bodily harm, robbery and break and enter for a Sept. 12, 2019 incident.
Police were called to a unit in a downtown-area apartment building where they were told a lone male attacked the woman while she was asleep and then made off with a small quantity of cash.
Wood was arrested a short distance away after officers, including a dog and handler, converged on the scene at about 3 a.m. The woman was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Wood was also issued a lifetime firearms ban and ordered to provide a DNA sample. He had spent a total of 186 days in custody prior to sentencing.
