THESE scum must be caught before they strike again.

Police are hunting two young raiders who terrorised a 94-year-old woman by breaking down her front door and forcing their way into her home.

One officer said the incident had shocked and shamed the whole community.

The evil teenagers demanded cash from the terrified woman, leading her round the first floor flat in Kinson Road, Northbourne to find whatever money she had.

They also pulled out the woman's phone line so she had to go to a neighbour to raise the alarm.

The pensioner was extremely shaken and bruised after the attack but did not require medical treatment for her injuries.

Police are appealing for witnesses. Sergeant Bryan Duffy, of Bournemouth Police, said: "This was obviously a terrifying ordeal for a very elderly lady.

"I would appeal to anyone who was in Kinson Road late on that Saturday afternoon, to cast their minds back to see if they can think of anything which may help our investigation."

The men are described as being white with dark complexions and in their late teens. Both wore baseball caps and dark clothing. One was 5ft 8ins to 5ft 10ins while the other was 5ft 10ins to 5ft 11ins.

They are thought to have made off on foot.

Sgt Duffy added: "We are determined to find those responsible for this cowardly act, which has shocked and shamed the whole community.

"We are hoping the nastiness of this crime will mean that somebody, somewhere knows who has done this and I hope their conscience is triggered by our appeal and they feel able to assist us in preventing this sort of incident from happening to anybody else."

Yvette Pearson, community services manager at Age Concern Bournemouth, said: "As a charity working with older clients we are appalled that this incident has occurred and can only hope the perpetrators are caught quickly and would encourage anyone with information to come forward."

Witnesses or anyone with any other information about the incident which happened at 6pm on December 28 should contact Sgt Duffy on 01202 222114 or call the free and anonymous Crimestoppers line on 0800 555 111.