At approximately 3.05am this morning, a female resident at Raleigh Quay, Governor’s Harbour, awoke with a male intruder standing over her bed.

The male placed his hand over the female’s mouth, at which point she bit his hand or finger.

The male ran from the premises as the victim started to scream.

The victim was treated at George Town Hospital for loss of a tooth and then released.

The male intruder is described as tall, 6’2” plus and of medium build with brown or dark skin.

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) are appealing for anyone with information to contact them; in particular any knowledge of person’s who may have a recent finger/hand injury.