A HOUSEHOLDER made a citizen's arrest after a burglar broke into his Derby home while his pregnant wife was asleep upstairs.

Ozzy Allsopp was spotted by Andrew Warden, who then held him for 57 minutes while he waited for police.

Derby Crown Court heard Allsopp stolen a wallet, purse and mobile phone from the kitchen of Mr Warden's Alvaston house while he was next door watching an England football match with a neighbour.

When he got back after the match, Mr Warden noticed items, including a wallet, were missing.

He then saw Allsopp, who had been drinking and had taken drugs, with another man and confronted him.

Allsopp, of Cardigan Street, Chaddesden, led Mr Warden to a nearby bush, from where the stolen items were recovered.

Mr Warden took Allsopp, 27, into his house and phoned for the police. Allsopp later escaped but was found hiding under a car by Mr Warden.

Police eventually arrived and arrested Allsopp, who admitted the burglary and later pleaded guilty.

Sentencing him to an 18-month community order and a four-month curfew, Recorder Sally Hancox, said: "England's performance in the World Cup was bad enough without you heaping more misery on the people involved that evening who were watching the match.

"The way you behaved was fuelled by alcohol, drugs, Dutch courage and utter, utter stupidity.

"The courts look at this offence with a due sense of disgust and you are now old enough not to have the excuse of youthful stupidity."

Sarah Lloyd, prosecuting, said the offence took place on June 27, the day England crashed out of the World Cup 4-1 to Germany.

She said: Mr Warden was at a neighbour's house and looked out to see two males.

"He went to the back of his own home, where he had left the back door open, went in and saw a mobile phone, wallet and a purse had been taken from the work surface.

"He saw the defendant, who took him to a nearby bush where the purse had £40 and two store cards missing.

"Mr Warden kept the defendant at his address but at one stage he escaped and ran away, only to be found hiding under a car.

"Mr Warden pinned him to the ground until officers arrived."

Miss Lloyd said: "The incident has scared Mrs Warden. She was upstairs sleeping and pregnant and said she was scared in her own home for her and her baby."

Chris Hallas, for Allsopp, said his client deeply regretted his actions.

A police spokesman said: "The initial call about the burglary came in at 9.10pm and we then received another call at 11.05pm to say Mr Warden had found the offender and was holding him.

"At the time of the call all of our units in the area were dealing with other violent incidents including domestic violence, an assault and a fight at a pub.

"We received another call at 11.55pm saying the offender was trying to escape and officers arrived and arrested him at 12.02am."

Allsopp was also issued with a four-month curfew between the hours of 8pm and 6am and ordered to pay £70 compensation and £50 costs.