A 51-year-old man has been charged in connection with nine burglaries across Lewisham and Greenwich.

Desmond Mark, of no fixed address, was arrested on suspicion of burglary by officers from the South East Basic Command Unit on Monday, November 30.

He was taken to a south London police station and was charged on Tuesday, 1 December with nine counts of burglary, possession of cocaine and a racially aggravated public order offence.

He appeared at Bromley Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, December 2 where he was further remanded to appear at Woolwich Crown Court on January 5, 2021.