Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- British police have arrested a homeowner after an alleged burglar he confronted in his home plummeted from a fourth story window. Manchester, England, police said the homeowner awoke Monday and found the 43-year-old intruder in his home, The Telegraph reported Thursday. Advertisement "At about 6.10 a.m. on Monday, 6 Aug, 2007, police were called to Corkland Road in Chorlton-cum-Hardy following a report that a 56-year-old man had woken to find a man in his flat," a police spokesman said. "Following an exchange of words, the alleged burglar was found unconscious on the pavement outside the flat." Police described the alleged burglar's injuries as life-threatening. The homeowner has been released on bail. The case is expected to raise debate over the right of homeowners to defend their homes against intruders, The Telegraph said.
