Yobs threw bricks into room where my new baby slept
A DAD has described the horrifying moment thugs hurled bricks into his living room, where his newborn baby was sleeping.
The men smashed in the front window of the family home, on Bedford Walk, in Denton, on Friday night.
A shower of bricks were thrown through the gap and landed just inches away from where the eight-week-old baby was sleeping.
The dad, who wishes to remain anonymous, said a brick grazed the back of his head.
He was also injured by bricks hitting him on the shin and the back of his thigh.
Luckily, the front door was protecting where the baby boy was sleeping in his Moses basket.
However, bricks landed next to the changing mat where the baby had his nappy changed just minutes before the incident took place.
The dad said he could see two men at the window.
One had his face covered by a mask or a hoodie, but the other had his face uncovered.
He chased after them into the front garden, but was limping due to his injured leg.
The dad said he could see a third man up ahead, who he also believes was involved in the incident. Another nineyear-old boy was sleeping upstairs, as well as the baby boy’s mother. Police and the ambulance
Victim of brick attack service were called to the address.
Nobody suffered any serious injuries and no arrests have been made.
The 32-year-old dad told the M.E.N: “My girlfriend had just gone up the stairs. My nine-yearold son was in his bedroom.
“The baby was on the floor with me in the living room in his Moses basket.
“I heard a bang at the window. Two bricks came through the front window. I screamed ‘my baby, my baby.’ I looked up and I could see two men at the window.
“I was trying to get to my baby to protect him, but the bricks were stopping me from going forward.
“I turned away. One hit my head and grazed it another hit my shin, one hit the back of my thigh. One missed me. There were six altogether.”
He added: “The thing that hurts me the most is my nine-year-old son has been left frightened.
“He hasn’t stayed here since and is staying with family members. He is used to going upstairs on his own, now he can’t go anywhere without holding my hand.
“My girlfriend and I can’t sleep, every little noise scares us.
“I am just glad that nobody was hurt.”