A West Lothian family who received an alert warning them over a later night prowler made an unnerving discovery when they checked the footage.

A man wearing a hat appeared at a Murieston Road home between 8.53pm and 9.03pm on Monday September 9, before trying the back door.

The alarmed family, who wish to remain anonymous, decided to check their CCTV after receiving the warning but discovered the week prior a different hooded man had tried their door on Tuesday 2 between midnight and 1am.

This ‘terrified’ those staying in the home, as at the time grandchildren had been sleeping in their beds.

“We checked the camera back this morning due to having a notification saying someone was at the door,” they said. “My mum was asleep at the time.

“We shared the footage with our local Facebook gr

See Full Page