Two men who burgled a house and stole a PlayStation before trying to sell it on Facebook marketplace have been put behind bars.

Eryk Kacper Phung Van, 20, and Lukasz Makowski, 39, broke into a house in Pound Close, Gosport between 7.30pm and January 15 and 12.20am on January 16, while the residents were out.

When inside they stole several high-value goods including a bank card, a Playstation 5, a VR headset and an iPad.

However, they were caught when the victims spotted the PlayStation being sold on Facebook Marketplace.

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Police were told about this and officers went to the property on Burlington Road, Southampton, to meet the seller.

Several other items which had been stolen were found, including a Canada Goose jacket.

Phung Van, of Knox Road in Cardiff and Makowski of Cheriton Avenue in Southampton, were both charged with burglary.

They were both sentenced at Southampton Crown Court on July 4 with Phung Van being jailed for 14 months and Makowski for two years