Masked attackers seriously injure teenager and father in Leicestershire home raid
Two masked men entered a family home in Thurnby, Leicestershire, at about 12.30am on Thursday and seriously injured a 15-year-old boy and his father. Both remain in hospital in life-threatening conditions; police describe the attack as apparently unprovoked and are investigating its motive.
The boy was stabbed three times, according to a friend, and his father, who is in his 50s, was also knifed. The boy’s mother sustained minor injuries and has been discharged, while three other children in the house were unharmed. Police are appealing for information, CCTV and dashcam footage from near Station Road and Somerby Road between 11pm on Wednesday and the early hours of Thursday.
- A teenager and his father remain critically ill after a home raid.
- The attack happened in Thurnby at around 12.30am on Thursday.
- Police are seeking witnesses and video footage to identify the attackers.
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A family home in Leicestershire was invaded by two masked men in the early hours of Thursday morning. The intruders attacked the occupants, leaving several people seriously injured and prompting a police investigation.
A 15-year-old boy and his father, in his 50s, sustained multiple stab wounds during the assault. Both remain in hospital with life-threatening injuries, whilst the boy's mother was less seriously hurt and three other children in the house were unharmed.
Police are still working to establish what motivated the attackers and whether the family was specifically targeted. Officers are treating the incident as apparently unprovoked, and understanding the motive will be central to the investigation.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Boy, 15, was stabbed three times by masked men who also knifed his father in unprovoked midnight house raid as both fight for life in hospital”.