A man confronted a burglar after hearing him break-in to his home. 

Police are appealing for information about a burglary in Romford Road, Aveley, at around 11.10am yesterday.

A man reported that he awoke to the noise of his front door being forced open and confronted the suspect at the bottom of his stairs.

The victim was then punched and pushed before the suspect ran off empty handed.

He has been described as being white, aged in his 50s, around 5ft 8ins, and wore a black jacket with white inside the hood, black tracksuit bottoms with a white stripe and black trainers with white stripes.

The suspect was carrying a sports bag and has been described as having receding hair.

Anyone with information is asked to call Grays CID on 101 quoting crime reference 42/71517/18 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.