Sheffield woman’s horror as man kicked down door to cannabis farm near her home

By Steve Jones
Published 17th Feb 2021, 11:45 BST
Updated 17th Feb 2021, 17:01 BST
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A Sheffield woman feared she was being burgled when she heard a man trying to break into a drug den near her home.

Police were called to Woodseats Road at 4.38am yesterday after a man was seen attempting to gain access to a property on the street by kicking the front door.

When officers arrived and searched the house they found more than 200 cannabis plants inside.

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A neighbour, who did not want to give her name, told The Star: "It was a guy with a hood that was kicking the door in. I thought he was breaking into my house so it was a bit scary.

Police remained at the scene on Wednesday morning.Police remained at the scene on Wednesday morning.
Police remained at the scene on Wednesday morning.

“I saw a guy with a hood then I saw him disappear up the road.”

She added: “I had never spoke to them [the neighbours] before, I have only been here since May/June.”

Another neighbour told The Star she had also never met the occupants of the house, which remained under police guard on Wednesday morning.