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Swindon women stabbed and punched in as burglars ransack flat | Swindon women stabbed and punched in as burglars ransack flat |
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A woman and her daughter have been punched and stabbed by two burglars who broke into a flat demanding money. | A woman and her daughter have been punched and stabbed by two burglars who broke into a flat demanding money. |
The break-in happened at 23:00 GMT on Friday at a flat in Rodbourne Road, Swindon, while a 52-year-old woman was alone in her flat for a short time. | The break-in happened at 23:00 GMT on Friday at a flat in Rodbourne Road, Swindon, while a 52-year-old woman was alone in her flat for a short time. |
She was pinned down, threatened and stabbed in the arm and thigh while they ransacked the flat looking for money. | She was pinned down, threatened and stabbed in the arm and thigh while they ransacked the flat looking for money. |
Her daughter was punched in the face by one of the fleeing burglars when she returned to the flat minutes later. | |
Det Sgt Scott Anger of Swindon CID said: "This was a traumatic and violent experience for both the mother and her daughter. | Det Sgt Scott Anger of Swindon CID said: "This was a traumatic and violent experience for both the mother and her daughter. |
"I am seeking the public's help to find these two men who subjected the older woman to a frightening attack." | "I am seeking the public's help to find these two men who subjected the older woman to a frightening attack." |
The men broke in by smashing through the glass front door. They ripped wardrobe doors off their hinges and slashed the sofa. | The men broke in by smashing through the glass front door. They ripped wardrobe doors off their hinges and slashed the sofa. |
They escaped when they heard the younger woman and her partner returning to the property. | They escaped when they heard the younger woman and her partner returning to the property. |
The men escaped in a black VW Passat, Wiltshire Police said. | The men escaped in a black VW Passat, Wiltshire Police said. |
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