A woman has been left "shaken" and wanting to move out of Rainham after her home was allegedly burgled with £40,000 worth of jewellery and handbags stolen in broad daylight.
On Tuesday (April 28), police believe three people entered the home of Pallavi Sinha and her husband Sujay in Wennington Road at around 3.25pm.
Having returned from a trip to India that morning, Pallavi was feeling jetlagged and decided to go upstairs to her room to sleep.
Her husband was also in his room sleeping at the time.
The burglars entered through a door in the garden before heading upstairs directly into her bedroom.
“I don’t know how I kept sleeping whilst the three guys entered," she told the Recorder.
“They moved my sofa and I’m a light sleeper – I wake up at any slight movement so I’m thinking why did I not wake up?
“Did they spray something in my room that kept me asleep? I did wake up with a headache.
“They took watches and jewellery and within 20 minutes they were off of our premises."
Pallavi believes jewellery, handbags and purses worth around £40,000 were taken as well as three passports.
No damage was done to the property but Pallavi said the house was left in a mess.
“When we realised someone had been in the house I started shaking and crying," she said.
“I was so shocked I didn’t know what to do.
“I feel as though I’ve been targeted and I feel vulnerable and open.
“I’m shaken completely."
Pallavi has lived in Welwyn Garden City, Liverpool and Birmingham and said she has never faced an incident like this before.
She added: “I’ve already told my husband to look for a new house. I want to move out of this area.
“I now want people to be aware that this sort of thing has happened in the locality.
“I don’t feel safe in the house anymore.
"If this could happen in broad daylight when we are at home, then what would happen if we weren’t home?"
Forensics visited the house on Wednesday but Pallavi said they could find no fingerprints because the burglars had allegedly used bleach to cover their tracks.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “We recognise the personal distress caused by home burglaries – and the wider concern this type of crime causes within the community.
“Although no arrests have been made at this stage, cracking down on theft is a priority for the Met.
"The investigation continues at pace, with officers gathering CCTV footage and witness statements.
“Anyone with relevant information, who has yet to speak to police, is asked to reach out via 101, quoting 01/7496096/26.
"Officers are particularly interested in hearing from anyone who saw a black Nissan near to, or in, Wennington Road on the afternoon of Tuesday, 28 April.”
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