Detectives investigating the attempted burglary of a 102 year old man have released an e-fit image of one of the people they want to identify.

On 17 January, two men claiming to be maintenance workers gained entry to a 102-year-old man’s home in the Fox Hill area by saying they needed to carry out repairs.

Following extensive CCTV and area searches, South Yorkshire police have now produced an e-fit image of the man they would like to identify.

The man is described as white, with blonde hair, of slim build, around 5ft 7in tall and is believed to be in his early 40s. He is reported to have been wearing a dark coloured hoodie and light coloured jeans.

If you have any information about the situation you can contact police online or by calling 101 and quoting incident number 412 of January 2024 when you get in touch.

Alternately you can give information anonymously via Crimestoppers at 0800 555 111 or complete a simple and secure anonymous online form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

Photo credit- South Yorkshire Police