POLICE are investigating an attempted burglary on a house in Haresfinch Road, St Helens, on Tuesday, February 6.

The incident happened at about 11.30am when someone about 18 years old with a badly bruised right eye forced his way into the groundfloor.

He was confronted by a neighbour and relative but jumped through a window and escaped empty handed.

The man is described as white, about 5ft 8ins tall with slim build. He spoke with a local accent and was wearing a navy blue sports coat with a yellow horizontal band across the middle and a pair of white scruffy trainers. He was wearing a black, peak cap covering his ears. Anyone with information phone 0151 777 6053.