Man assaulted in his own home during Burnley burglary
Victim returned home to find hour men inside his house
Police are appealing for witnesses and footage following an aggravated burglary in Burnley.
Officers were called to Cornholme, near to Stanbury Drive, on Friday (28th February) following a report the victim had returned home at 9.30pm to find four men inside his house.
The men have approached the victim and one of them has assaulted him, before demanding money and the victim’s car keys.
The suspects have then escaped with a quantity of cash and two watches.
They are described as being of slim to medium build and all wearing dark clothing, hats, gloves and balaclavas.
Thankfully the victim was not seriously injured.
No arrests have been made at this time; however, a dedicated team of officers are continuing to carry out enquiries.
As part of those enquiries, Police are now asking for anybody who saw anything suspicious in the area between 8.40pm and 9.50pm or captured anything on CCTV or dashcam footage to make contact with the police as soon as possible.
DS Emlyn Parry, of Burnley CID, said: “This is an appalling crime committed against the victim in his own home – a place where he was entitled to feel safe.
“We are working tirelessly to identify those responsible and bring them to justice. I would ask anyone with information or footage which could help our investigation to make contact with my officers.
“Although this is being treated as a potentially isolated incident, reassurance patrols have been increased in the area.” Hear all the latest news from across the UK on the hour, every hour, on Greatest Hits Radio on DAB, smartspeaker, at greatesthitsradio.co.uk, and on the Rayo app.