Men jailed for Milton Keynes burglary threatening children with weapons
Offenders sentenced for violent Buckinghamshire break-in
Three men have been jailed following a violent burglary at a family home in Milton Keynes, where children were threatened by intruders.
The incident occurred on 5th December 2024 at a property in the Old Farm Park area.
Five young men approached the address, gaining entry to the garden via a side gate.
Four of the offenders entered the property through a rear conservatory door, while another stayed outside as a lookout.
Inside the house, two teenagers and a child faced menacing threats as the intruders wielded a hammer, knives, and an imitation firearm.
One victim had a knife pointed at their chest, and another was threatened with a hammer during the search.
Two occupants managed to escape as the offenders approached, but the ordeal left all victims fearing for their lives.
The group stole a handbag before fleeing the scene.
At Aylesbury Crown Court, Hayden Lewis, aged 23, of no fixed abode, received an eight-year, six-month sentence on 14th August after pleading guilty to aggravated burglary.
Brandon Lewis, aged 24, also of no fixed abode, was sentenced on 27th January 2026 to nine years' imprisonment following his guilty plea to the same charge.
Harry Williams, aged 22, formerly of Browns Wood, Milton Keynes, was sentenced on the same date to six years' imprisonment.
Cayden Wojciechowski, aged 19, of no fixed abode, also pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary and was sentenced separately to a youth referral order on 17th June 2026.
The fifth participant, acting as a lookout, remains unidentified.
In addition to the burglary sentence, Hayden Lewis was sentenced for unrelated robberies of a taxi driver in October 2025, and at a public house in September 2024, receiving concurrent prison terms of three years and two months, and two years and 11 months respectively.
Detective Constable Grace Boland, from the Priority Crime Team in Milton Keynes, described the burglary as terrifying