AN 83-year-old woman is recovering from shock today after discovering she had been locked in her own home by a burglar.

The pensioner, who has not been named, woke up yesterday to find an intruder had broken into her home and left her front and back doors locked.

A black shoulder bag and £45 in cash were stolen from the house in Shale Street, Burnley.

Det Sgt Peter Simm aid: "She was extremely upset that she was locked in her own home.

"Officers climbed through a window to help her.

"The locks to her home have now been changed."

The crook got into the house by forcing a kitchen window while the woman was asleep.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Burnley CID on 01282 472144 or ring Crimestoppers in confidence on 0800 555111.