A Midlothian man has spoken of being terrified in his own home after a marauding male made a 'gun signal' at his front door before smashing an ornament against his car.
The Bilston man, who wishes to remain anonymous out of fear of being targeted again, said he heard a loud thud outside of his home shortly after midnight on Monday April 24.
He checked outside of his home but could not see anything and his Ring doorbell had not yet updated to show recent footage.
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However he checked again in the morning and found that a man dressed in all black with a balaclava had made a gun sign at his camera doorbell before picking up and ornament and smashing it against his car window.
He says the incident has left him feeling unsafe in his own home and that this is not the first time he has been threatened in the community.
“I heard a bang around 12.15am on Monday morning and looked outside but couldn’t see anything”, he said.
“I then checked my camera but it hadn’t updated yet. I checked again in the morning and saw this footage and I was left feeling chilled and scared.
“I don’t feel safe in my own home and this isn’t the first time I’ve been threatened in my own home.
“I’ve had support from some other neighbours who have provided CCTV footage of the person so I can see if I can identify who was responsible.
“Luckily my window didn’t smash and it was the ornament he threw at the car that broke.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 8.35am on Monday, 24 April we received a report of a person acting suspiciously outside a property in Bilston.
"Enquiries have commenced and are ongoing."
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