Police have made a startling discovery - seizing a mobile phone which they said had a video of a burglary being carried out.

Officers investigating a string of burglaries in the Southampton and Eastleigh areas took the mobile and discovered the footage - releasing stills of this to the public.

They believe the video was taken inside an address in the west of Hampshire, specifically Southampton, Eastleigh or Hedge End.

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It was filmed on Tuesday, February 6 this year - but police say the force has not been able to locate a report for this burglary.

A spokesperson for the force said: “Do you recognise the address in these pictures?”

“We haven’t been able to locate a report for this burglary, so we are sharing these images, which have been taken from the video, in the hope that someone recognises the address.

“We are publishing these images as we believe its occupants have been the victim of a burglary.

“If you recognise the property pictured in the images, or have any information that may assist our enquiries, please call 101 quoting the reference number 44240130068.”