Father and son beaten in Middleton armed robbery

A father and his son were assaulted during an armed robbery at their home in Middleton on Tuesday night (6 January).

At around 11.30pm four or five men, one armed with a baseball bat, forced their way through the front door of the Mossway home and confronted the 52-year old man and his son, 22.

The young man tried to push the offenders out of the house but they forced their way passed him and kicked him a number of times, while the father was hit over the back of the head with the bat.

The father had to have his head stapled as a result of the assault and his son suffered severe bruising.

The offenders stole a set of car keys for a red Honda Civic Type R, which was parked outside, and made their escape in the car.

The car has black tinted windows and chrome alloy wheels with ‘BK Racing’ on the centre caps. The registration plate, which is KD02 HTC, also has chrome around it.

Police Constable Michael Berger from the robbery unit said: “This was a vicious attack in the victim’s own home and they have been left extremely shaken by the ordeal.

“The car stolen is very distinctive and although you may not live in the area, you may have seen it drive past – if so please call me.

“This is clearly a dangerous group of men who are willing to use violence to get what they want and it is vital we catch them before they harm anyone else.”

One of the men is described as white with pale skin, aged 17 to 18-years-old, with an oval shaped face, short dark brown hair, blue eyes, and a long thin nose. The other offenders are described as white, aged 18 to 20-years-old, 5ft 7in tall, of slim build with short dark brown hair

Anyone with any information is asked to call the robbery unit on 0161 856 8632 or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.