Couple’s terror as masked gang burst in
ACOUPLE have told of the terrifying moment a gang of masked men armed with a knife and a brick broke into their home.
Brian and Jean Walker were left battered and bruised following the ordeal.
The couple, from Gatley, said they no longer feel safe in their own home. Brian, 68, said the men barged in before jabbing at him with a knife. He was forced to barricade himself in his kitchen as the gang roamed his home.
Jean, 67, was shut in the front room by the thugs, who snatched her phone from her hand and took her bag.
She said: “We no longer feel safe in our home. We don’t understand why this has happened. My husband managed to get away, but if they had got him I don’t think he would be here now. It was horrific.”
Brian said: “I slammed the door but they just smashed it open. I must have been fighting with them in the hallway. I thought I was going to die, so I just ran to the kitchen and slammed the door. But they tried to smash it down to get at me. I think they wanted to kill me. I could feel the knife on my stomach.”
Brian had gone outside to let the cat in at around 11.15pm on Saturday when he saw three men wearing balaclavas standing by a car - one with a brick, one with a knife.
He asked the men what they were doing before trying to get back into his house, but they kicked the front door open and started threatening him with the knife.
The gang stole many of the couple’s belongings, including two mobile phones, money from a purse, money from their bedroom, three handbags, their bank cards which they later tried to use - Brian’s watch, an iPad and their modem.
It was only when they saw a neighbour approaching that the gang fled.
They attempted to take a VW Polo parked in the drive, but had taken the wrong key fob from inside.
Police have confirmed they were called to reports of an aggravated burglary on Saturday, March 17, at 11.30pm.
A spokeswoman said: “The victim – a man – suffered an injury to his hand. A number of items were stolen including cash, a handbag, a purse and a phone.”
No arrests have been made and enquiries continue.