A man has appeared in court charged with breaking into a family home in the early hours of the morning.

%image(14558043, type="article-full", alt="Trafalgar Road East in Gorleston was the site of a burglary on Wednesday, September 2 in which a "hell of a lot" was stolen from Josh Taylor and his family. Photo: Google")

Justin Loades, 35, of New College Close, Gorleston, is accused of burgling a property on Trafalgar Road East, Gorleston, between 4 and 4.30am on Wednesday, September 2, after gaining entry via an insecure door.

He has also been charged with theft of a bicycle.

Loades appeared before magistrates in Norwich on Thursday, September 3 via a virtual court.

He was released on bail with curfew conditions and will appear at Norwich Crown Court on Thursday, October 1.