A 75-year-old man confronted a burglar after hearing tapping coming from upstairs.

The pensioner walked into his hallway to see the man come down the stairs of his home in Dalmatia Road, Southend.

The burglar had crept in though the bathroom window. He is of athletic build, aged 30 to 35, 5ft 6ins tall, with short black hair and was wearing a black jacket.

Published Wednesday January 14, 2004

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