A mother and daughter got a shock of their lives when they found a male stranger in their Punggol HDB flat and that he had showered in their bathroom.

According to Lianhe Wanbao, the incident happened in the evening of March 28.

The 27-year-old mother decided to bring her daughter out for dinner.

She turned off the electrical sockets in the house and left the house unlocked at around 7.15pm.

While the mother and daughter were gone, a 51-year-old man walked past their flat and realised that there was no one at home.

He then hatched a plan to break into the house.

He first moved the CCTV camera outside the woman's house and then opened the front door.

Upon entering the house, the man discovered another CCTV camera inside.

He knocked the camera, causing it to fall onto a bed.

He then rushed into the bathroom to take a shower, snatching the woman's daughter's pants to use as a towel.

At about 10.30pm, the woman and her daughter returned home.

Upon entering the house, the woman realised that the bathroom lights were switched on.

When she moved closer to the bathroom, she saw the man drying his head with her daughter's pants.

Taken aback, she shouted, "Who are you?"

The surprised man shouted, "No!" while dashing out of the house.

The woman then called the police.

Although the CCTV cameras and laptop in her house had been moved, nothing valuable was stolen.

The police later verified the man's identity and arrested him on April 1.

The man, who was also found to be an ex-convict, was charged in court on May 27 and sentenced to five months' jail.

H/T: Lianhe Wanbao

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