TWO men scared an elderly woman out of her home when they broke in early yesterday.
The 80-year-old fled her house in the Front Street area of Seaton Carew at 5.30am and went to the nearby Marine Hotel.
She told staff she had disturbed two men in her home, and the police and an ambulance were called.
Police officers discovered that the woman's phone lines had been cut and an amount of money had been stolen.
The woman, who was extremely shocked and disturbed, was examined by paramedics but was not taken to hospital.
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