Neighbours of a woman stabbed by a thug who raided her Bury home have described the horrifying moment she was heard screaming in terror.
The victim, understood to be in her 30s, was left with injured hands after being knifed.
A man in his 20s was stabbed in the stomach when he rushed downstairs to help.
The pair were in their home on Haworth Walk in Radcliffe on Tuesday afternoon when three masked men, armed with a machete and baseball bats, smashed their way through the back door.
A neighbour, who asked not to be named, said his 13-year-old daughter was in the garden just after 4pm when the men broke into the woman's home.
"She saw them kicking the back door trying to get it open," he added.
"She saw them rush in, my missus got [our four children] all upstairs. She called the police, she couldn’t remember ringing them, but she did.
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"I was at work at the time.
"My partner came out and saw the woman was sat on her front step shouting help, she has a big cut.
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"She got a load of tea towels to help. The gash she had on her hand was gushing with blood."
An air ambulance was called and the pair were rushed to hospital. The area was cordoned off by police.
The neighbour added: "It’s awful really. Our two oldest girls were really shook up about it. It’s very shocking.
"My partner said there were three armed men dressed in black. They had masks on and were armed with a machete and baseball bats. They were in their 20s, and had scruffy beards."
Another neighbour, who asked not to be named, said: "The air ambulance dropped, police were on every corner, they cordoned it off.
"Forensics were doing all sorts. It was awful."
A spokeswoman for GMP confirmed the two victims were in hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.
She said: "Police were called to reports of an aggravated burglary on Howarth Walk in Radcliffe at around 4.15pm on Tuesday 7 May 2019.
"It was reported that three masked men entered a house and a woman in her 30s received stab wounds to both her hands.
"A man his 20s received a stab wound to his stomach.
"Both have been taken to hospital for treatment and enquiries into the incident are ongoing."
Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101, quoting reference number 1464 of May 7.
Reports can also be made via Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
