A young Swede who was caught jumping from roof to roof in Swieqi on Sunday morning was yesterday charged with stealing a PlayStation 3 console and games from a house.

The 21-year-old residing in St Julians denied the charge and was granted bail.

The youth was first spotted by a Swieqi local councillor on the rooftops at about 10.30 a.m. and was apprehended after a 20-minute chase by the police.

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