Family Threatened With KNIFE In Portswood

Burglars broke into a house in Portswood and threatened a mother and her son with a knife. One of the men threatened the 25 year old woman, and her seven […]


Burglars broke into a house in Portswood and threatened a mother and her son with a knife.

One of the men threatened the 25 year old woman, and her seven year old, with a knife and spade while demanding money.

Nothing was taken during the incident but the woman was hit on her arm with the spade as the men exited the building, thankfully she is not seriously injured.

The incident took place on Thackeray Road on April 13th 2014.

Both men were covering their faces, one with a gas mask and the other with a hood.

The main suspect is white with ginger hair and in his late teens. He was wearing a grey beanie with a blue Nike tick, a bright blue puffa gillet, dark jeans and Nike trainers also with a blue tick.

Anyone with information should contact DC David Wheeler at Bitterne Police Station on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.