A MAN came home to find an intruder chilling out on his bed, drinking wine and watching his Die Hard DVD.

The pair then got into a fight which ended with the intruder lying face down in the mud outside the house in Witchards, Basildon, just as police arrived.

A 41-year-old man, of no fixed address, was arrested following the incident which happened at 7.30pm last Thursday, but has been released without charge due to certain background information.

via Man returns home to find intruder watching his TV From Echo.

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