DETECTIVES have appealed for help after a terrified woman woke to find a knife-wielding man in the bedroom of her home in n Goodnestone, near Canterbury.

Police are hunting the masked raider who broke into the house in The Street at around 2am on Tuesday, February 12. He is described as being between 5ft 10ins and 6ft tall, of slight build with dark eyes. He was wearing a dark fleece and black balaclava with eye and mouth holes.

The man escaped empty-handed. Police want to hear from anyone who may have seen anything suspicious. Anyone with information should contact DC Zara Thomas on 01303 850055, extension 2553 or ring Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.