Two young woman have spoken of their terror after an invasion of their privacy from a suspected "Peeping Tom" at their West Wollongong homes this week.
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Lily Barker and Perri Beringer hope others will learn from the creepy incidents and will remember to lock their doors and report any suspicious behaviour to police.
Ms Barker, aged 21, was sitting on her couch about 8pm on Wednesday night when out of the corner of her eye she saw two flashes and a phone pressed up against her lounge room window.
She couldn't see who had taken a picture of her, as it was dark outside and she immediately ran to her housemates' rooms.
"We got together in a room and we locked the door before my housemate called her boyfriend who came and looked everywhere around our house, but no one was there, they had ran off," Ms Barker told the Mercury.
She reported the invasion of her privacy to police so there was a record of the incident but only a few hours later, about 2.30am, she woke after hearing someone bang on the door.
"I heard someone walking on the deck and then the gravel beside my window on the side of the house," she said.
"I was so scared and I woke up my housemates.
"We called the police again in the morning."
Ms Barker said she and her housemates were "terrified" of the incident and were "petrified" the person would come back.
"I don't want to be home alone," she said. "I feel like someone is following me and I need to be looking over my shoulder."
Meanwhile, Perri Beringer, who lives close by to Ms Barker said she woke up on Friday morning to hear someone try to open her side gate.
"The sensor light in the backyard close to our deck then went off a few seconds later," she said.
"We called the police and they came [but didn't find anyone].
"It's such a scary feeling."
Ms Barker and Ms Beringer said the incidents had made them more aware of locking up their house and closing their blinds.
"It was another reminder to be safe, to always lock doors and close blinds," Ms Beringer said.
"If this happens to anyone else, I hope they report it so hopefully the police can do something," Ms Barker said.
Ms Barker said she had been supported by her neighbours and the larger community after she posted about her experience on social media.
She said neighbours had offered to look through their security footage while other friends had offered her a place to stay.
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