An intruder dressed in black set upon the occupant of a Coventry flat when he was disturbed during a burglary.

The man forced his way through the front door of the flat in Stoke Aldermoor between 7pm and 8pm on Thursday.

While he searched the flat for cash, causing a lot of damage in his wake, he was interrupted by the 31-year-old occupant returning home.

The householder was hit on the head with a thin metal bar and kicked as he fell to the ground.

The attacker, who is about 6ft 4ins tall and stockily built, ran off with a blue Adidas wallet with yellow stripes containing £60 in cash.

The victim suffered a small gash to the back of his head and reddening to his left cheek.

His assailant was dressed in black boots, black jeans, a black long-sleeved sweatshirt and was wearing a black balaclava and black gloves.