Thorpe Hesley man attacked in his own home

BURGLARS assaulted a man in his 50s and stole money during a break-in at Thorpe Hesley.

Two men with their faces covered knocked on the resident’s door at 10pm on Friday (20).

They forced their way in before one suspect assaulted him as the other searched the Upper Wortley Road property.

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A police spokeswoman said: “A quantity of money was taken during the incident.

“The men then fled the scene, heading in the direction of Grange Lane. It is thought the men approached the property from the same direction.”

Anyone with information or dashcam footage is urged to call 101 quoting incident 1028 of December 20.

Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers via crimestoppers-uk.org or 0800 555 111.

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