A mother has told how she discovered a stranger in black hiding in her baby's bedroom after hearing suspicious noises on the baby monitor at her home in Wold Road, west Hull.
The mum was at home with her parents when they left the house to go shopping, leaving her with her 14-week-old baby.
Police think the stranger sneaked into the house before the parents went out. The parents then locked the front door behind them, unwittingly leaving mum and baby inside with the stranger.
After hearing the noise on the baby monitor, the mother went upstairs to discover the stranger hiding in the shadows.
The mum said: "I saw a hand and a glove and it looked like someone dressed in black. It was pitch black, apart from a little night-light, so it was hard to see. I think it was a woman all in black with a black hat and gloves, but because it was dark, the clothing could have been any colour."
As the mother fled downstairs carrying her baby, the stranger followed her, demanding the house keys, before using them to flee out of the back door of the house.
The baby's mother said: "I thought it sounded like a woman, but the police said it might have been a young guy."
No one was hurt and nothing was stolen, but police are investigating the matter and treating it as an attempted burglary. It happened at about 7.55pm on Tuesday.
Officers have been making house-to-house inquiries today as neighbours express their shock and concern over the break-in.
A 34-year-old mother, who lives nearby, said: "It certainly makes you think – you worry if it might happen again. It sounds like a film or something you hear happening in a big city like London, not happening in your own neighbourhood in Hull."
Staff at M&D Fashions, a clothes shop close to Wold Primary School, said they would be telling parents on the school run about the intruder.
One member of staff said: "Parents often come in here after the school run, so we will be telling them to be vigilant. It's very worrying. I have a granddaughter and I would freak out if anything happened to her."
Anyone who knows about the intrusion or saw anything suspicious in Wold Road at the time is urged to call Humberside Police on 101, quoting log 681 of September 24.
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