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Couple’s ordeal as burglars smash into their home
Reporter: Erin Heywood
Date online: 01 February 2013
A couple in their 60s had to barricade themselves in their bathroom in fear when burglars smashed their way into their home.
A car and treasured possessions were taken - and the couple were left furious by attack on their home.
Bill Warburton (61), of Chadderton Fold, woke yesterday morning at around 4.30am and went downstairs to make a drink. He went into the lounge to watch the football highlights, then heard a bang.
His wife, Kay (65), said: “He could see there was someone outside, and a ski mask. They were banging on the door with what he thought was a sledgehammer.
“He was screaming at the burglars to go away. He told me to phone the police because he thought they had weapons, but then we heard a smash in the lounge — a brick had been thrown through the window.
“Then the window by the door went through. We ran upstairs and locked ourselves in the shower room and phoned police.
“When they arrived we thought the house would be ransacked, but all they had taken was electronic devices and my daughter’s car.
“It was only when we started looking around we realised they must have been using flowerpots to try and get in, not a sledgehammer.”
The couple were disgusted by the attack: “I want to know what makes them think they can come into our home and take whatever they want,” said Kay. “These are things we have worked our entire life to have. Our family has owned this plot of land for 200 years.
“I’m not someone who gets frightened but last night I was terrified. But I’m not going to let them get us down.”
Police are investigating.
Comments
If we lived in a civilised society householders would be able to protect themselves, and be legally entitled to shoot and kill people like this. In US states where home owners are allowed to do this burglaries are very low & home invasions like this unheard of. Of course they don't have quite so many greedy lawyers able to make laws which enrich them, so common sense prevails.
For those who think I'm wrong wait until it happens to you, attacks like this are becoming more common & more violent.
The condition inside today does not help as a deterant. They have more rights and priveledges than many on the outside
disgusted for bill and his wife .you should feel safe at home /especialy doors locked .we live in a sick society if our sentences were given out like in america and there death row prisoners even after 15 yrs get death or life in prison /over here possibly be let out to do crime again lets hope these evil burglers get caught and a relly long sentence /wether they were under any influences has many seem to say when caught .theyve not only agrovated burgalry but left a couple living in fear/
For once I'm in total agreement with you Flake, and you never mentioned it was Labours fault either......
yes these attacks are becoming more common,time something was done,I for one thinks she[Flake] is right
I think if a person enters your home like this you should be able to kill them plain & simple, as far as i am concerned they have lost all their rights as soon as they enter your home.
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It would be interesting to hear what the response time from the Police was? Sadly, its a low risk lifestyle for these morons who would only face a shallow sentence if they had actually been aprehended and they know it. A minimum 10 years for burglary is whats required. The fear and invasion of ones property and Life warrants a tough sentence. Burglary is not taken seriously enough.
By timberwolf @ 01/02/2013 12:40:14