A hero dad has fought off armed offenders in a frightening home invasion in Melbourne, with the homeowner telling 7NEWS the attack was a case of mistaken identity.
CCTV footage captured the terrifying moment three thugs armed with a gun stormed the family home in Craigieburn at midnight, with a young child inside.
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Seconds later, a gunshot was fired, striking a glass table. The sound of smashing and screams of “help us” followed as the 55-year-old father fought off the intruders.
Within 60 seconds, the trio had retreated to their dark-coloured SUV.
“It’s very disturbing. It’s scary,” neighbour Nilgun Saygin said.
As the invaders took off in the SUV, a woman followed them before falling to the footpath in shock.
A father has bravely fought off three armed thugs who stormed his family home. Credit: 7NEWSA woman fell to the footpath after the armed men left. Credit: 7NEWS
Luckily, the family was uninjured but left terrified and traumatised by the ordeal.
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While police are still investigating, the homeowner believes this is a case of mistaken identity.
He says when the suspects worked out they’d targeted the wrong home, they became enraged, smashing things inside.
“They’ve gone into the wrong house. That worries me a lot as well. That, you know, it could happen to anyone,” Saygin said.
The gunmen remains on the run.
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