Police sorry for breaking down ‘the wrong door’ in Worthing

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SUSSEX POLICE has apologised for accidentally kicking down the door of the wrong home after an emergency call to the force.

Officers were sent to a home at Cambourne Court, off Shelley Road, Worthing, on Sunday afternoon.

It came after a concerned relative of a woman living in the court had called officers, claiming she had not heard from the homeowner for some time.

When police arrived at what they thought was the flat in question and received no answer, they kicked down the door – only to realise it was the wrong home.

The flat was, in fact, the home of Lydumilla Houghton, 61, who had been out shopping in Worthing at the time police called round.

He partner, John Barnett, of Brighton Road, Worthing, said he was furious by the police’s actions, which he claimed had ‘made a terrible mess’.

“We have had no sleep during the night at all,” he said. “We’re still in complete shock that they could kick down the wrong door.