A BURGLAR who cut himself on broken glass was caught due to blood stains he left on a wall.

Emmanuel Olugbemi Olu Oyelumade, 43, received the wound as he broke a glass panel in the front door of a flat in Turbary Park Avenue on Thursday, April 6. He left blood stains on the hallway wall, which detectives later gathered for DNA analysis. He had stolen £40 cash.

Oyelumade, of no fixed abode, was identified and arrested on May 10.

At Bournemouth Crown Court he was sentenced to six months in prison.

Detective Constable Christian Bryant, of Bournemouth CID, said: “Officers have worked hard to secure overwhelming evidence in this case and I hope this sentence sends out a message that burglary offences such as these will not be tolerated.

“A burglary in your home is a very distressing experience and we will do all we can to bring offenders to justice."

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