THIEVES have stolen brand new clothing and holiday cash from the home of a Stroud couple who were preparing to go away on a break with their young son.

Intruders forced entry into the family’s home in The Butts, Rodborough, between 2.30pm on Saturday, August 1 and 3.30pm on Sunday, August 2, while they were away.

The burglars broke a window in a back door of the property to get into the house.

They made an untidy search of all of the rooms and rifled through a suitcase packed ready for going on holiday. They took jewellery, new clothes and several hundred Euros in cash.

Police are appealing for witnesses. Anyone with information is asked to call 101, quoting incident 294 of 2 August 2015.