FOUR thugs attacked a man in his home before taking a haul of luxury goods worth more than £50,000.

The thieves stole four Louis Vuitton holdalls, a blue leather Hermes rucksack, a rose gold Rolex Sky-Dweller, an iPhone 11 and keys from the address in Court Close, Patcham, yesterday.

The man arrived home shortly before 7pm and was immediately set upon by the four men.

They forced him through the door and assaulted him, before scouring the house for expensive items.

A woman, who was already inside the property, was able to contact police and officers arrived quickly to disturb the thieves.

They ran off, leaving through the back door of the house, and now officers are aiming to track them down.

One of the suspects is black, about 6ft tall and was wearing a black nylon motorcycle balaclava.

Another is short and was wearing a disposable surgical face mask, a baseball cap with a hood over it and black latex gloves.

A third is white, and was wearing a khaki green tracksuit, a snood, a hooded top with the hood up and black leather gloves.

No description has been issued for the fourth suspect.

Investigating officer, Detective Inspector Glenn Taylor, said: “Fortunately incidents of this nature are extremely rare, and I’d like to reassure the community that we are investigating this as a targeted – but isolated – attack.

“The victim in this case was left shaken but not seriously hurt, and we’re doing all we can to establish the full circumstances.

“We’re urging anyone with any information to contact us.”

The force wants to hear from any witnesses to the incident, or anybody with with dash cam or CCTV footage which may have captured what happened.

Officers are also keen to obtain information about any vehicles which may have been seen in suspicious circumstances in the area, specifically a silver Ford Focus displaying a 2014 plate parked in Court Close, or a dark coloured Ford S MAX on a 2016 plate parked in the proximity of Patcham Place Cricket Ground.

Information can be reported online or by calling 101, quoting serial 1117 of 28/10.

People can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or report it online.