Three people have been charged after a woman woke up to find a burglar inside her home.
After she disturbed him, the burglar fled with her belongings, including a bank card which went on to be used in nearby shops.
She called 999, and police quickly checked the area before arresting two men and a woman.
Jason Knight, 37, Stefan Gilmore, 33, and Victoria Hayes-Sparkes, 31, were subsequently charged – Knight with burglary and fraud by false representation, and the other two with assisting an offender.
The break-in happened on 28 April at around 6.30am in Waterloo Street. The trio appeared at Brighton Magistrates’ Court the following day.
Knight, of Chailey Road, Brighton was remanded into custody while Gilmore, of no fixed address, and Hayes-Sparkes, of Grand Parade, Brighton, were conditionally bailed from court.
They will appear together at Lewes Crown Court on 27 May.
Sussex Police today asked anyone with footage or information to report, to contact them online, or by calling 101 quoting reference 196 of 28/04.
