A woman woke up to find a man taking off his trousers in a terrifying incident which has launched a police investigation.

Between 1.53am and 4.10am, police say a man trespassed into the address in Park Road and started taking off his shoes, and then his trousers, as the woman awoke.

The man only stopped what he was doing when she said she would call the police.

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The woman was not injured and the man left the building with no shoes on, police said.

Since the incident on Saturday, October 19, police have launched a trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence investigation.

They have released these images of a man they want to speak to about what happened.

Police have said the man is described as White, 25 to 35, approximately 5ft 5ins tall, of average build, with blonde hair, a large blonde beard and wearing a grey North Face long sleeved jumper.

A police spokesperson said: "Do you recognise this man?

"We believe the man in these images can help us with our investigation and would urge him, or anyone who knows his identity, to get in touch with us.

"Also, if you witnessed the incident, saw anything suspicious in the area at the time, or have any CCTV, mobile phone, dash cam or doorbell camera footage which could aid our investigation, please contact us.

"You can do this by calling 101, or by reporting online via the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary website, quoting incident number 44240455003."