Woman assaulted and robbed at home

A woman was assaulted and robbed in her house in Sta Venera at 6.30 a.m., today. The police said the woman, 53, told the police she was assaulted by a dark skinned man when she went to check on her dog, which was barking.   The burglar dragged her into the bedroom, where he demanded her money. When she replied that she did not have any, the man angrily ripped her shirt before ransacking her bedroom.  He found a purse, from which he stole about €400 and fled through the back garden, through which he had entered. The woman was found to be suffering shock. Further investigations are underway while several experts have been appointed to assist with a magisterial inquiry.