Couple shaken after masked raid on property
Three men have been charged after an alleged aggravated burglary in Sunderland as officers appeal to the public for information.
At around 7.30pm on Sunday,January22,policereceived a report of a disturbance at an addressonHindsonsCrescent South, on the A183 Chester Road in Shiney Row.
It was alleged that three masked males arrived in a silver Vauxhall Mokka and entered the property, before making threats and assaulting the occupants – a 63-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman.Itisthenreportedthatthey have taken cash and jewellery.
It was reported that the group then got back into the Mokka parked outside the address and driven away.
Themaleoccupantsuffered serious, non-life-threatening injuries to his head, face and back, and the female occupant suffered a serious, non-lifethreatening arm injury. Both occupants were left shaken.
Afullinvestigationhasbeen launched and officers are now asking anyone with information to come forward.
As part of ongoing enquiries,officersarrestedthreemen – aged 20, 23, 32 – who have since been charged with joint aggravated burglary. They appeared before magistrates in South Tyneside on January 25 and were remanded into custody ahead of their next appearance.
Detective Inspector Neal Craig, of Northumbria Police, said:“Thisisaseriousincident, and we are determined to establish the full facts and bring anyone found to be involved to justice.
“Firstly,Iwouldliketocommend the victims, and their family, who have shown great bravery ever since the report was made.
“This type of criminality will not be tolerated in our communities, and I am asking thepublictocomeforwardand assist our investigation.
“A number of enquiries havebeencarriedouthowever we are keen to hear from anyone with information, in particular anyone who has CCTV ordashcam,andmayhavecapturedfootageofthesilverVauxhall Mokka or of the suspects involved before or after the alleged incident.
“If you saw anything suspicious in the area, please let us know as soon as possible. Your information could prove crucial to our enquiries.”
Anyone with information, or footage, is asked to contact police via the ‘Tell Us Something’pageoftheforcewebsite or by calling 101.