POLICE were forced to play a game of hide and seek with a man who tried to hide from officers inside a Southend home.

Officers stormed a house in the town last night, and uncovered hundreds of lighter gas canisters scattered across the living room.

A man was arrested, on suspicion of assault, following  the issuing of a warrant.

 

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A spokesman from Essex Police, said: "We attended an address in Southend last night.

" A male tried to hide but it didn’t work.

"Entry was forced, and a male was arrested for an outstanding warrant re an assault.

"A concerning interior decor greeted us. He was suitably referred for medical intervention."