Family have two BMW's stolen and little boy's birthday presents snatched in burglary as they slept

A mum has spoken of her horror after discovering their home was broken into as her partner and three children slept, before stealing two BMW's off the drive and their little boy's birthday presents that were in the hallway waiting to be wrapped.

Mum-of-three Kayleigh Bell told the M.E.N how her and her partner woke up on Tuesday morning (October 4) to find their back patio doors wide open before noticing both of their cars had disappeared off the drive, along with the bag of gifts.

With her son's sixth birthday now in turmoil, she has said her family have been left 'really unsettled' by the ordeal after the burglars had somehow made their way into their Royton home in the early hours as they slept.

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Greater Manchester Police have now issued an appeal following the burglary, with CCTV images of one male they wish to speak to being shared. The registration plates on Kayleigh's white BMW were also removed after the car was stolen.

And she said the trackers on her phone indicated that both of the cars were in Middleton, however, it became apparent they had been disconnected, removed and then dumped at the roadside.

She said: "It was at around 1.50am, the burglars have gotten into our house by snapping the lock on the back door. We were all in bed asleep and didn't hear anything.

"They have taken our car keys and my little boy's presents that were in the hallway all in a bag ready to be wrapped for his birthday. We woke up about 6am, came downstairs and saw the back door was wide open into the garden and then noticed both our cars were missing.

"We haven't been burgled before, and it is really unsettling to think people have