Read the article.
My verdict: Burglar was a scumbag from a family of scumbags.
Pensioner has saved the public a few hundred grand in tax money which would have been used to pay for said scumbags's prison time.
Good on the old man, hope he's back home and feeling safe as soon as possible.
Want to break into, invade and steal from someone else's property, you've got to be prepared to face any consequence.