Robbers - one armed with a machete - target couple and baby in Billingham
A couple and their baby have been left shaken after three robbers entered their Billingham home - one armed with a machete.
It happened at 9:30pm last night (Thursday, October 6) on Pentland Avenue.
The men - also armed with a baseball bat and pepper spray - threatened the couple - who are ages in their 20s - and demanded money but left empty handed.
The man with the pepper spray discharged the canister in the room whilst the couple and baby were there.
The baby was checked over at the University Hospital of North Tees and discharged.
No one was injured as a result of the incident.
One of the men is described as being around 16-17-years-old, of large build, around 5 ft 7” wearing a brown army jacket, black trousers with a neck warmed pulled over his nose and he was carrying a machete. The machete is described as a having a black handle and a black blade.
The second man was smaller, around 16-17-years-old, of slim build and was wearing a black hooded top, black bottoms, a black scarf and black gloves and he was carrying a wooden bat.
The third man is described as a white male, around 5 ft 3 “tall, around 17-years-old, of medium build, with short brown hair and he was wearing a black hoody and black trousers.
Anyone with information regarding the identity of the suspects or regarding the incident is asked to contact DC Andrew Menzies on the non-emergency number 101, Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or www.crimestoppers-uk.org.