POLICE are investigating a bizarre incident in which an intruder targeted a family home and slashed ten pairs of shoes.

The shoes, which were on a rack inside the porch, were attacked with a knife before being thrown all over the floor.

A trailer in the garden of the house in Oatfield Gardens, Totton, also had its cover slashed.

PC Vicki Tomkins said: “This is a highly unusual crime. Police would like to hear from anyone who saw something suspicious or who may have information about who could be responsible.”

The incident occurred between 7pm last Sunday and 8am the next day.

Ring PC Tomkins at Totton police station on 101 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.