Richard Cutmore pleads guilty to aggravated break-and-enter at elderly woman's West Tamworth home

Richard Cutmore is on bail and was flanked by a support person in Tamworth Local Court when his Aboriginal Legal Service solicitor confirmed he pleaded guilty to the aggravated break-and-enter.

One charge of stealing property was listed as a further offence and will be taken into account in sentencing.

A third allegation was dropped by the state prosecuting authority, the DPP, when the 23-year-old admitted to the other two charges.

"Your matter has now been committed to the district court to decide your sentence," magistrate Julie Soars told him.

She adjourned the case to Tamworth District Court in February for Cutmore to formally enter pleas and so a sentence date can be set.

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"You're doing well on bail, keep going, it's a long process," Ms Soars said.

Police were called to a Cossa Street home in West Tamworth about 6.30am on May 16 after reports an 89-year-old woman woke to find a man inside her bedroom.

She told officers she screamed and he fled.

Oxley police and specialist officers combed the scene for clues and seized items for forensic examination.

Investigations led detectives to home in on Cutmore on a nearby street just hours later and he was arrested.

He remained in custody for several months before he was released on strict conditions.

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