Couple left terrified after raiders strike

A COUPLE were put through a terrifying ordeal when masked raiders targeted their village home in the early hours of the morning.

The man and woman were asleep in bed at a house on Long Meadows, Bramley, when three males burst in on Friday (11) morning.

The raiders, wearing dark clothes and balaclavas, are believed to have entered by forcing a rear patio door.

Two of them tied the couple up, put bedding over their heads and demanded their mobile phones.

The man was hit by a fist and a baseball bat, while the woman was punched.

The offenders searched the house and stole items, including a laptop computer, before escaping in the woman’s white VW Golf car.

The victims’ ordeal lasted around 20 minutes.

They suffered minor injuries and the man was taken to Rotherham District General Hospital as a precaution.

He has since been treated and discharged.

Police are appealing for witnesses or information about the aggravated burglary, which happened shortly before 1am on Friday, April 11.

Anyone who can help should call South Yorkshire Police on: 101 and quote incident number 50 of 11 April, 2014, or ring Crimestoppers anonymously on: 0800 555111