An elderly cocooning couple feared they would die after a gang stormed their property with baseball bats in a frightening early morning attack.
The terrified couple in their 70s were said to have been targeted in a case of "mistaken identity" in Kildare yesterday as the vicious thugs attacked their home with the weapons.
Just after 2am on Tuesday in Drumcree Court, the group began smashing the ground floor windows of the family home before turning their attention to their cars.
The elderly couple's children, who wished to remain anonymous, said that their parents will find it hard to recover from this, Dublin Live reports.
They told a local Facebook group: "Both we and the gardai believe it was a case of mistaken identity.
"My parents are in their 70s and are really shook up by it.
"Their house was attacked by several people who smashed the ground floor windows in the front of the house and the windows of the two cars."
They added: "If anyone has any information can they please contact Kildare Garda Station on 045 527730.
A Garda spokesman told Dublin Live that nobody has been arrested yet but they are working hard to find the culprits.
He said: "Gardaí are investigating a criminal damage incident that occurred at approximately 2:15am on Tuesday 19 May at Drumcree Court, Kildare.
"A number of cars as well as windows of a residence were damaged during the incident."
He added: "No arrests have been made and investigations are ongoing. No further information is available at this time."
