The couple, in their 90s, were visited by two men claiming there was damage to the roof of their house in Magpie Road

Police are appealing for witnesses after a couple lost around £4,000 in a distraction burglary in Eastbourne.

The couple, in their 90s, were visited by two men around 11.15am on Wednesday (October 7) claiming there was damage to the roof of their house in Magpie Road.

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