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Balwinder Dhami attacked during burglary in Kimberley | Balwinder Dhami attacked during burglary in Kimberley |
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A 64-year-old woman was threatened with a knife and had detergent sprayed into her face by burglars who broke into her Nottinghamshire home. | |
Balwinder Dhami was forced to the floor by a gang of up to four men after answering the door of her Kimberley bungalow on Saturday night. | Balwinder Dhami was forced to the floor by a gang of up to four men after answering the door of her Kimberley bungalow on Saturday night. |
The intruders snatched a necklace and bangles before ransacking the rest of the house in Bassett Close. | The intruders snatched a necklace and bangles before ransacking the rest of the house in Bassett Close. |
"I was so scared, I thought they were going to kill me," she said. | "I was so scared, I thought they were going to kill me," she said. |
Police have appealed for any witnesses to contact them. | Police have appealed for any witnesses to contact them. |
'Through your neck' | 'Through your neck' |
Mrs Dhami described how she was punched and kicked to the floor by one of the men. | Mrs Dhami described how she was punched and kicked to the floor by one of the men. |
"He then told his partners to get some knives from the kitchen," she said. | "He then told his partners to get some knives from the kitchen," she said. |
"One of them walked around the room but the other sat down in front of me and said 'If you shout I'm going to put this through your neck'." | "One of them walked around the room but the other sat down in front of me and said 'If you shout I'm going to put this through your neck'." |
Despite handing over the small amount of cash she had, the gang poured a bottle of soft drink over Mrs Dhami and splashed boiling water around the rest of the property. | Despite handing over the small amount of cash she had, the gang poured a bottle of soft drink over Mrs Dhami and splashed boiling water around the rest of the property. |
Her son Harnack said: "The police came to tell us and I thought she would die, the shock would kill her. | Her son Harnack said: "The police came to tell us and I thought she would die, the shock would kill her. |
"A gang of men attacking a widow, what chance did she have?" | "A gang of men attacking a widow, what chance did she have?" |
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