Susan Boyle finds intruder in home
Susan Boyle finds intruder in home
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Wednesday, 27, Jan 2010 06:00
By Lewis Bazley.
Britain's Got Talent singer Susan Boyle is "fine" after discovering an intruder inside her home, she has said.
The I Dreamed A Dream star had travelled to her residence in Blackburn, West Lothian from London on Tuesday night having recorded her vocal contribution to Simon Cowell's charity single for victims of the Haiti earthquake.
Reports claim a male intruder was on the stairs of Boyle's home as she entered with a female friend who had been dropping her home after the trip to London.
According to the Sun newspaper, the man fled past Boyle and her companion after being discovered on Tuesday night.
It is not known whether Boyle stayed at her childhood home after the encounter with the intruder; but a man was later detained in connection with the incident.
But speaking outside her home on Wednesday, the singer told fans: "I'm fine. It's in the hands of the police now."
A police statement said: "Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses after a male youth was disturbed while within a house in West Lothian. The incident happened around 9:40pm in Yule Terrace, Blackburn.
"The female occupant of the house returned to find the male leaving the property. Upon entering her home, the woman noticed that some items had been disturbed and police were called."
The statement confirmed a 16-year-old male had been detained and questioned in connection with the incident before being released without charge.
Police are now appealing for anyone who was in the area and witnessed anything suspicious to contact officers.
The intruder is described as white, between 15 and 16 years old, between 5ft 4ins and 5ft 8ins tall with a slim build. He was wearing a dark jacket and dark trousers.