A MAN has denied burgling the home of a Bournemouth mum who was saying a final goodbye to her daughter at a Poole hospice.

Caleb Warren, of Solly Close in Poole, appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday morning to plead not guilty to a burgling a property in Leybourne Avenue on November 23 last year.

The home belongs to Natalie Elbrow, 47, who was visiting Julia's House to say goodbye to 15-year-old daughter Daisy, who had sadly died four days earlier.

Warren is accused of stealing an Apple Macbook, an iPad, an Xbox, £440 in cash and Pandora jewellery.

The defendant, 32, appeared in the dock wearing a white t-shirt and flanked by a dock officer. A trial has been set for May 3.

As he was remanded back into custody, he said to Judge Peter Johnson: "Thank you very much. Ta."

Daisy was a pupil at Bourne Academy. She died in November following a seven-month battle with a rare cancer, renal cell carcinoma.

Doctors discovered the main tumour was in her kidney, but it had also affected her spine and lungs and spread to her liver and lymph nodes.

She underwent specialist chemotherapy and spent most of the time following her diagnosis in hospital.

Police released an appeal for information about the alleged burglary.

Detective Sergeant Adam Woolman called for anyone who knew where Daisy's laptop was to call police.

Natasha Stark, of Monks Way in Bournemouth, has also been charged with handling stolen goods in connection with the alleged burglary. The 36-year-old has not yet entered pleas to any of the charges and will appear before a judge on February 8 for a plea and trial preparation hearing.