ASIAN gold worth tens of thousands of pounds were stolen from a Braintree home.

Police are investigating after Asian gold jewellery worth a five figure sum was stolen from a home in Masefield Road, Braintree.

The burglary is believed to have happened between 9.30pm and 10pm on Friday.

A messy search of the property was carried out by unknown suspects.

DC Jo Lewis, at Braintree Police Station, said: “As part of the investigation officers are conducting lines of enquiry, including CCTV scoping.

“We would ask any residents or passers-by, who think they may have seen something suspicious in the road around the time of the incident, to contact us.

“Burglary is a despicable crime, and we will follow every investigative route, with the aim of re-uniting the homeowners with their jewellery.”

Anyone with information should contact Pc Lee Mullen at Braintree CID on 101, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

For information about home security visit https://www.essex.police.uk/advice/home-security.