A burglar tried on his victim’s clothes before cleaning up and doing DIY inside the home he broke into, York Crown Court heard.

Brazen crook Konrad Kuprasz, 24, was sprawled across his victim’s bed wearing his clothes and even his underwear when he was found.

The court heard how Kuprasz spent more than eight hours inside the flat while the occupant was at work.

He also helped himself to food, drinks, and even had a shower.

The court was told Kuprasz then found time for some housework, including a spot of vacuuming and ‘carpentry’.

When his victim returned mid-afternoon and asked the brass-necked intruder, "What’s going on?", cocky Kuprasz replied: “Open or broken.”

The cheeky raider also left his dirty laundry next to the washing machine after removing his own clothes to try on his victim’s, the court was told.

When officers were called out to the ‘bizarre’ incident in Scarborough, on August 13 this year, Kuprasz was found to have also stolen some knives and £150 in cash.

The victim said he no longer felt safe in his flat and the psychological trauma, stress and anxiety of "catching a criminal in my home" left him with no option but to move out.

He told the court: “Stress and anger overwhelmed me once I noticed the offender found my 76-year-old and 84-year-old parents’ house keys.

“He acted like my home and belongings were his to do with as he pleases.

“He looked through my personal and private information, he showered, slept in my bed, drank and ate food and tried on multiple clothing, leaving me feeling like my life and personal space had been invaded.”

Kuprasz, of no fixed address, had broken in by damaging a door lock after the victim left the flat in the early hours.

Prosecutor Kelly Sherif told the court how after the resident questioned Kuprasz, the defendant replied "I go to sleep".

When officers attended the scene, Kuprasz admitted that he had used the flat "as if it were his own" and had "hoovered and done some carpentry".

Kuprasz, who was already on licence for a previous burglary, told police he was homeless and had broken into the flat "because he had to survive".

Steven Garth, mitigating, said Kuprasz came to the UK about 17 months ago with the aim of trying to find work, but without success.

Mr Garth added: “He was penniless to the point that even feeding himself was a daily struggle.

“He turned to crime to rectify this.”

Kuprasz admitted burglary and was jailed for two years and two months on Wednesday, September 22.

He will be deported back to his homeland of Poland following his release.

Judge Sean Morris described the incident as "utterly bizarre" and a "dreadful violation of (the victim’s) privacy".

Jailing him, Judge Morris said: “The (victim) is traumatised as anyone would be when returning to their home to find a stranger there, (acting) as if he owned the place.

“He is now going to have to move, and his life has been turned upside down.”