THE angry daughter of a 76-year-old woman who was conned out of £165 in her own home today spoke out in a bid to warn others.

Christine Bramley, of The Station Hotel, Cherry Tree, is furious that a man burst into her mother's flat at a warden-controlled sheltered housing scheme just seconds after she had left on Wednesday afternoon.

Her mother has been left shaken and upset by the incident.

"My mum didn't even have time to lock the door behind me before this man burst in.

"He told her I was still downstairs on the car park and that my car had broken down and I needed as much money as she had.

"He helped her look around the flat for cash and took £165, which is a lot of money to anyone these days." The pensioner, who is infirm and struggles to get about on her own, has lived at the British Housing Association-owned Brackendale complex in Ewood for more than two years.

She had been to Blackburn Infirmary for a check-up with her daughter and they arrived back at her second-floor flat at about 3pm.

Mrs Bramley said: "I had a cup of tea and made a few telephone calls before setting off to pick up my son.

"I remember a man opening the door for us as we arrived but it was not the same one who was in the flat."

Blackburn Police are investigating and have issued descriptions of two men seen in the flats.

The man in Mrs Morris' flat was white, in his 20s and about 5ft 6ins tall with light coloured hair. He was wearing a red anorak.

The man seen opening the door is in his 30s, about 5ft 9ins tall and clean shaven with dark, slightly curly hair.

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