Worthing burglar bites captor

By The Newsroom

Published 24th Mar 2010, 08:48 BST

Updated 8th Jun 2018, 01:03 BST

A Worthing woman had a fright when she heard a burglar coughing in her flat.

Police have just revealed details about the incident when John Vassilis, 44, of Brighton Road, broke into a ground floor flat in Warwick Road at 5pm on Tuesday, March 16.

The woman, who was home alone, came out of her bathroom to see Vassilis grab a laptop and run out of the door, grabbing a bicycle on the way which he attempted to ride off.