The Larnaca district court issued a five-day remand order on Wednesday for a 56-year-old man accused of breaking into a home, with police saying he was caught inside the property moments after the burglary was reported.

Officers responded shortly after midnight to a report of a home break-in in the Larnaca district.

Police said the report concerned a burglary and theft carried out in the early hours of Wednesday.

Upon arrival, they found the man inside the property.

He was in possession of a portable video camera, which belonged to the homeowner.

The suspect was taken into custody for offences committed in the presence of police. At the scene, officers also found a crowbar, believed to have been used to force entry through one of the doors.

The man has also been arrested under a court warrant in relation to two other cases from last August. These involve attempted burglary and illegal entry into homes, also in the Larnaca district.

The investigation is being led by the Oroklini police station.