Two men who didn't know each other ended up breaking into a home and stealing a wallet, a court has heard.

John Burgoyne and Daniel McDade pleaded guilty at Dumbarton Sheriff Court last week over an incident in Bonhill in March.

Fiscal depute Dana Barclay said the homeowner was at the property in Ladyton and on going to the living room around 12.30am on March 7, saw the two men in the property.

They had overcome the security and broken in, and the living room was in a "state of disarray".

The pair stole a wallet and left. As they left, the homeowner saw McDade in possession of a silver lockback knife.

Both men were caught by police nearby.

Burgoyne, 30, who has no previous convictions, pleaded guilty to breaking into the property and stealing the wallet.

McDade, 38, with dozens of convictions, also pleaded guilty to breaking into the home, stealing the wallet and to having a knife.

Defence solicitor Lauren Kerr said Burgoyne had been out drinking and "has limited recollection of the incident".

"He accepts he was within the property and has no explanation why he took the wallet," she added.

McDade's defence solicitor said his client's memory was "somewhat hazy" from a "haze of alcohol, cocaine and valium".

He said: "My understanding is neither is known to each other. They found each other.

"His sister and he had been attacked earlier that day. When he was arrested, he was taken to hospital and kept overnight. Through a haze of alcohol, cocaine and valium, he found himself in this situation."

Sheriff Paul Reid told Burgoyne, of Pappert, Bonhill: "You have pleaded guilty to a serious offence. This will be quite a significant mark on your record. You appear to have taken leave of your senses that day."

He sentenced him to 100 hours of unpaid work in the community within six months.

McDade, listed as a prisoner of Low Moss, however, faced an "inevitable" custodial sentence. He was jailed for 294 days.