Masked thugs threatened three people including a young child at knifepoint as they robbed them in their own home.
Detectives are hunting the culprits, who struck at around 12.20 this morning (Wednesday) at the home in Wirral.
Police were called to the property on Borough Road early this morning after reports that three men wearing balaclavas had entered the home.
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One of the men was armed with a knife and threatened the three occupants of the home, one of which was a young child.
A man and woman were also assaulted during the incident this morning.
The masked men made off with a quantity of cash and jewellery.
An investigation is underway and house-to-house and CCTV enquiries are being carried out in the local area.
Police are keen to hear from anyone who can identify the perpetrators or has CCTV or dashcam of them in the area.
Detective Inspector Tony O’Brien said: “This was clearly a distressing incident for the occupiers of this property. Thankfully they were not seriously injured but were obviously left visibly shaken by their ordeal.
“I know that there will be people out there who know who this group of men are and I would urge them to come forward and give us names as they deserve to be behind bars.
“I would appeal for anyone who was in the area of Borough Road at around midnight last night who saw or heard anything suspicious to contact us. I am particularly appealing for any taxi or delivery drivers to check their dash cam to see if they captured anything significant.
“Please come forward and speak to us, or pass on the information anonymously via Crimestoppers.”
If you have any information about anyone acting suspiciously in the vicinity of homes or businesses, or being in possession of suspected stolen goods, you are asked to contact Merseyside Police via their social media desk on Twitter @MerPolCC or Facebook ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’.
You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or pass information via their secure online form at: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to DM @MerPolCC or @CrimestoppersUK on 0800 555 111 quoting reference 22000060136.
Crime prevention advice can be found at: www.merseyside.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/
