Thieves targeted the home of the late presenter and television personality Peaches Geldof, police have confirmed.

Detectives in Kent say they are investigating two break-ins at the property, in Fairseat Lane, Wrotham.

Officers said a lawnmower was taken in mid-April, while thieves who broke into the home during a second raid on Friday apparently left empty-handed, police said.

The break-ins follow the death of the mother-of-two on April 7.

The body of 25-year-old Geldof was found at the home she shared with her husband Tom Cohen, and their two young sons, Astala, two, and one-year-old Phaedra.

Her inquest earlier this month was told Cohen discovered her slumped dead on a bed after she had recently taken heroin.

At the opening of the hearing in Gravesend, Detective Chief Inspector Paul Fotheringham said recent heroin use “was likely to have played a role” in her death.

The raids come after the home of late singer Amy Winehouse was also targeted shortly after her death in July 2011.