A 12-year-old girl "wants to move house" after men armed with machetes raided her home.
In the early hours of Wednesday, June 15, masked men broke into a property on Cumberland Crescent, Haydock, threatening the three occupants of the house with machetes - one of which was a 12-year-old girl. The men made off with two bikes from the property.
Speaking to the ECHO, the girl's mum said her daughter now wants to move away from the family home after being left "traumatised" by the incident. She said: "They didn't just threaten my partner with a machete, they also did it to our 12-year-old daughter.
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"She is traumatised by what happened, she doesn't feel safe in the house and doesn't want to live here anymore. We've lived here for 12 years."
The mum, who asked not to be named, believes the robbery was pre-planned, due to the way the men entered her property. She added: "They came when we were all asleep, I think they must have been watching to know that we have a bolt on the door, because they came through the window instead. All this to steal a bike."
A Merseyside Police spokesperson said: "At around 3am on Wednesday, June 15, officers were called to a report of a burglary in Haydock. It was reported a group of four masked males in dark clothing forced entry into a house on Cumberland Crescent and threatened a man with machetes before taking two bikes inside the property.
"The offenders left the property and ran towards Park Street. One of the men was seen on a motorbike. Officers patrolling the area later found one of the bikes on Park Road.
"An investigation is underway, and officers are carrying out CCTV, forensic and witness inquiries in the area.
"Anyone with information, please contact @MerPolCC, or 101 quoting reference 22000412837, or call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111."
