A homeless man has pleaded guilty to burglary.

On September 13 jewellery and a number of other items was stolen from a house on Abridge Road, Abridge.

David Deadman, 21, of no fixed address, admitted the crime when he appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on October 15.

He was remanded in custody and is due to be sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court on November 12.