Family’s terror as hooded yobs hurl rocks and smoke bomb
GANG ARE CAUGHT ON CCTV AS THEY TARGET HOME
A FAMILY is living in fear after their home was attacked by masked yobs hurling rocks and bricks.
These CCTV stills show the gang attacking the house in Offerton.
In the latest incident, that involved a smoke bomb, a 68-year-old man suffered a suspected heart attack.
Police are now looking for witnesses to the attacks.
Det Insp Cheryl Hughes said: “It is no exaggeration to say this family have suffered a terrifying campaign of abuse at the hands of this gang.”
AMAN suffered a suspected heart attack after a gang of masked thugs pelted his home with rocks and bricks, daubed walls with white paint, and let off a smoke bomb.
Windows were smashed in a sustained spree of vandalism at the property in Stockport – the third such attack in three weeks.
The 68-year-old victim, who shares the home with his wife and daughter, was hospitalised after the latest incident.
The gang were captured on CCTV climbing over a fence into a back garden and hurling missiles at the front of the house on Hillcrest Road, Offerton.
Police have issued foot- age of the final attack, which shows the full extent of the wanton violence committed by the offenders.
The first incident took place at about 10.15pm on Wednesday, May 13, at the family home.
Bricks were thrown through the dining room window, along with a smoke bomb, and a full can of paint was thrown inside the family car parked on the drive.
Five days later, on May 18, black paint was thrown over the front of the house, and the cloakroom and lounge windows were smashed with bricks.
But the third and most terrifying attack happened at 3.30pm on Friday, June 5, when five masked men pulled up and threw up to 15 bricks and a full paint can into the lounge, covering the room.
The gang then got back into the car – thought to be a stolen black Nissan Qashqai – and drove off towards Stockport College.
Police believe the same gang of white men or teens are responsible but say no motive for the attacks have been established.
Det Insp Cheryl Hughes said: “It is no exaggeration to say this family have suffered a terrifying campaign of abuse at the hands of this gang.
“After three attacks, they are living on their nerves in a boarded-up home in which they no longer feel safe.
“It is heartbreaking to think they feel so distressed in what should be the sanctity of their own home, without any clue as to why they are under repeated attack.
“Clearly the stress of what he and his family have endured in recent weeks has taken an unimaginable toll.” See a video of the attack on our website