An elderly woman was robbed of some €1,000 and jewellery when two hooded persons entered her home while she slept this morning.
The police said the woman was woken up by noise in her residence in High Street, Qormi, at about 2.10 a.m.
She found hooded persons beside her bed who threatened her with a knife and demanded money and the jewellery she was wearing.
The woman complied after and the robbers fled the house without causing her injury.
Signs of forced entry were noted by the police on the residence’s front door.
Further investigations are underway.