A MAN has been charged in connection with an alleged burglary in Bournemouth.

Police received reports of a burglary at a house in Ensbury Park Road at around 8.20am on Tuesday, September 19.

It was reported that the victim – a man aged in his 20s – had discovered another man in his house.

When challenged, the person jumped out of the window and onto a flat roof below before climbing down to the ground and making off on a bicycle.

A 36-year-old Bournemouth man has been charged with burglary with intent to steal and appeared at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, October 11.

He is next due to appear at Bournemouth Crown Court on November 9.