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A couple who scooped a £108million lottery win have spoken of their terror after masked raiders tried to break into their mansion.

Neil Trotter and partner Nicky Ottaway were horrified when the three-strong gang of balaclava-clad burglars tried to get into the grounds of their £5million home.

The couple scooped their massive win - the fourth biggest ever in Britain- in March 2014 and moved into their luxury pad in Cowden the following year.

Raiders tried to break into the home at 11:10pm on Monday bit after Miss Ottaway approached them, they fled in a 4x4.

The attempted break-in sparked a helicopter search as police attempted to track down the car's passengers.

(Image: Surrey Advertiser)

(Image: Surrey Advertiser)

Miss Ottaway has warned people to be on the lookout for anything suspicious, Kent Live reports.

Last year the pair courted controversy when they put up a new barbed wire fence which villagers claimed denied them access to a path they had been using for 40 years.

A Kent Police spokesman: "Kent Police was called on 19 June, 2017 to reports of a suspicious incident in Cowden. An unknown vehicle pulled up to a propertyat around 11.10pm.

"It is alleged passengers inside the car had their faces covered. The victim approached the vehicle and it left the scene.

No arrests have yet been made, but enquiries are continuing.