THIEVES escaped with a laptop and a leather-style handbag when they broke into a Southampton home.

The burglars struck after 3am on Sunday, April 28 having got in through an unlocked back door. The break-in was discovered by the 56-year-old victim who lives there with her husband and son.

The brown handbag contained £90 cash and a selection of bank and other cards inside.

Anyone with information or who saw suspicious activity in Lordswood Road should call Detective Constable John Goulbourne at Shieley CID on 101.