Police are hunting a gunman who fired an airgun pellet through the front window of a Colchester house.

The woman at the house in Magnolia Drive, Greenstead, was uninjured in the attack.

She was upstairs on Saturday afternoon when she heard a bang and came down to find a hole in the lounge window.

Det Sgt Roger Napier, of Colchester police, said: "Anyone who knows who may have caused the damage or saw anyone firing an air rifle should contact us."

Any information to Colchester police on 01206 762212 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111

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