Man convicted of three Eastbourne house burglaries

A man has been convicted of burgling three homes in one night in Eastbourne.

Police said Daniel Passmore, 25, unemployed, of no fixed address, had only been out of prison for three weeks before he was arrested on suspicion of burglary and theft.

Officers said they had been made aware of burglaries at three homes in the Langney area overnight on Saturday (April 18) - one in Sevenoaks Road and two in Cornish Close.

Police said all three burglaries happened while the occupants were sleeping upstairs.

According to Sussex Police, a number of items were taken during the burglaries, including handbags and purses containing bank cards and cash, cigarettes and trainers.

Police said CCTV footage from a house next door to one of the victims captured a man trying the door handles at that address, before moving on to the victim’s property. Police later identified the man as Passmore.

Officers said Passmore was charged with three counts of burglary and theft, and appeared at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (April 22).

Sussex Police said Passmore was convicted of all three offences and remanded in custody for sentencing at Lewes Crown Court on May 20.

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