A man in his twenties was assaulted, sustaining minor injuries, during an aggravated burglary which took place in the Leegomery area of Telford on New Year’s Day.

Officers attended an address on Hurleybrook Way at around 10 pm after the offenders forced entry to the house, assaulted the man and left without stealing any items.

A number of enquiries are ongoing to locate the suspects.

Detective Sergeant Lauren Williams said “We believe there were four offenders and we are conducting a number of enquiries including forensic analysis and examining CCTV.

“We are pursuing a number of lines of enquiry but at this stage we believe it was a targeted attack.

“We would urge anyone with information to support our investigation to contact telfordcid@westmercia.police.uk”