# Man hit over head with head with metal bar in terrifying robbery in own home – thestar.co.uk

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/man-hit-over-head-with-head-with-metal-bar-in-terrifying-robbery-in-own-home-thestar-co-uk/
- Published: 2026-07-27T12:43:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-27T22:51:22+00:00
- Original publisher: 🔎 Sheffield
- Original article: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi0gFBVV95cUxPVnB3WThkeURSSmV0em5KbFl1dEpJdmpUWXlfS3pUWC1RSEwzUmthYXEwaE9qOWRwb21CZXpSd2lOMnlvUkpUTmxuUXdoSWZwWGRyb2cyQV9lbElIRlRvSjNxNkhXX0pVVUxYcEVWdm1YcmdNU2xhMGQ3Y0xPcTdvY1huMGRsSjZrWUZsMzlmUlZpZ19KQWZkRXMxYWg4VUdKSkRBMU1ES2tMTkJJUElBYVZ6NUQxYWYtOVhxa1VnZ2QwZGZGdHUzaU9BWFV5bGRtTUE?oc=5
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Horror, Sheffield, UK, World

## Key points

- Two people jailed after violent Eckington home robbery
- Victim suffered head injuries during sustained assault
- Combined sentences totalled 21 and a half years

## Summary

Liam Rhodes and Sarah Hughes have been jailed after a man was assaulted and robbed in his Eckington home in November 2023. The case highlights the severity of a violent break-in at a victim’s home, with police describing it as a place where he should have felt safe.

The victim, in his 20s, was attacked after opening his door to walk his dog at about 7.30am; he was struck with metal bars, a sock-covered object and a shoe-rack rod, and later received hospital treatment for head injuries. Rhodes, 28, and Hughes, 48, stole items including a watch and car keys, then took the victim’s car; they were convicted of robbery and burglary with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Rhodes received 11 years’ imprisonment and Hughes 10 years and six months.

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