MAGISTRATES have deferred the sentence of a burglar who raided a Bournemouth cafe so he can prove himself by 'keeping out of trouble'.

Harrison Archer, of Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, appeared at Poole Magistrates' Court on Friday to admit burgling Flirt in The Triangle on November 8.

The 21-year-old stole a mobile phone and money from a tip jar during the raid, which happened shortly before 12.45am.

Archer's sentence was postponed until January 11 next year.

Magistrates ordered him to "keep out of trouble" and attend a project to help him with an addiction. He was also told to comply with the probation service on the preparation of a pre-sentence report.