Brazen burglar said he was "having a pee" when householder asked what he was doing in the bathroom

The occupant had been in bed when he saw intruder Sam Davies peering through his window and got up to look for him but assumed the stranger had gone.

Newcastle Crown Court heard around 15 minutes later the victim heard a noise coming from his bathroom, saw the same stranger and asked "what the f*** are you doing in my flat?".

Davies then calmly explained he had been "having a pee" before he was ordered out.

The court heard it was only after he left the occupant realised Davies had helped himself to a can of Stella from the fridge and £800 worth of items, including an Apple watch, iPhone and Audi car keys had been taken from his flatmates's bedroom.

Prosecutor Lucy Todd told the court the victim had searched for Davies when he saw him peering in the window of the three-bedroom flat in Jesmond, Newcastle, on July 19.

Miss Todd added: "Around 15 minutes later he heard movement from the rear bathroom of the property and initially believed it to be his flatmate.

“He shouted towards the bathroom then observed the same male from earlier, coming out of the bathroom.

"He proceeded to say 'what the f** are you doing in my flat' and received the reply 'I was having a pee'.

"He ordered the male to leave, which he did."The court heard as a result of the raid the victim installed security at the flat and Davies was seen trying the door handle at the same flat a week later.

Davies, 34, of Westgate Court, Newcastle, who has previous convictions and was on suspended sentences, was later arrested an admitted burglary and attempted burglary.

He also pleaded guilty to a second burglary in the same suburb, where he stole keys while the occupant was outside sorting rubbish.

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Miss Recorder Felicity Davies sentenced him to 32 months behind bars and said: "He woke up to see you looking through the wndow.

"Then later he heard noises in the bathroom and went to investigate thinking and no doubt hoping it was his flatmate, only to see you emerging from the bathroom.

"He asked what you were doing and you brazenly said to him you were having a pee."

Fiona Lamb, defending, said Davies plans to move away for a fresh start after his release from prison.