Police find travel-banned suspect asleep after guesthouse break-in

Police found a suspect asleep in a car behind a guesthouse in Suomussalmi after a break-in there on Monday evening, Yle reports.

Blood was left throughout the accommodation, and the man was wearing bloodstained clothes and had cuts on his hands. Police said they found a key stolen from the guesthouse in his possession. He had also tried to start the car in which he was found.

Police suspect the man of aggravated theft, attempted unauthorised use of a motor vehicle and possessing an object suitable for injuring another person in a public place. He is already known to police, and the investigation is ongoing.

The man had been placed under a travel ban because of previous crimes.