{"id":56002,"date":"2024-03-18T11:56:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T11:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=56002"},"modified":"2024-03-18T12:45:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T12:45:36","slug":"sheffield-woman-left-traumatised-after-attempted-break-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/03\/18\/sheffield-woman-left-traumatised-after-attempted-break-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield woman left traumatised after attempted break-in"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An attempted break-in that felt like a \u201chorror movie scene&#8221; left a Sheffield resident shaking, as the culprit hid from the police on her roof. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The victim, who has asked to remain anonymous, first noticed something was wrong in the early morning on Wednesday, 13 March, after returning from an evening out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Police escort the man off the roof\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/950-rgj8b_c?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The police escort the man off the roof, after he was located.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She said: \u201cI heard a loud bang, and then another one. I thought it was my cats playing in the wardrobe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI opened the blind and saw a man and his hands on my window. It was like a horror movie scene. A man was at my window which is very difficult to get to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a woman, this was terrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The resident called the police and asked a neighbour to come to her flat. Her and the neighbour assumed the intruder had climbed over the roof to the abandoned building next door, where the police searched for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was then that the neighbour realised he could hear someone breathing, and spotted the intruder hiding on the roof near the window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Police locating the suspect\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6aFwb0Zvjj0?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The man was found on the roof after the woman&#8217;s neighbour heard breathing noises. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The victim said: \u201cThe police said he was a regular and had lots of issues. I get things are really hard right now, but I will say as a woman this whole thing was disconcerting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are much easier places to sleep than scouring a roof next to a window by a bedroom. That\u2019s what I didn\u2019t like and what unsettles me. This was a breach of privacy no one should have to experience ever, let alone in their own bedroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was deeply concerning and traumatic for me as a tenant. I was shaking until at least 2:45 am, and I couldn\u2019t sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The resident said she has ordered more ring motion sensors and a motion detector for peace of mind, with her feeling unsafe in her own home after the ordeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ring-doorbell-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56063\" style=\"width:404px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The resident added plenty of security measures to her home after the incident.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An attempted break-in that felt like a \u201chorror movie scene&#8221; left a Sheffield resident shaking, as the culprit hid from the police on her roof. 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