Moment masked robbers took young girls, 7 and 12, hostage with knives and threatened to “kill” boy before ransacking home

A dad says he woke up to 'panicked screams' as four masked men took his daughters hostage and threatened to kill his son before driving off with his car. Mohammed Ali, from Oldham, has spoken out after robbers broke into his home with machetes, a meat cleaver and a brick.

The 39-year-old says his 'family is broken' following the terrifying ordeal. Police are continuing to investigate the incident and are urging anyone with information to come forward.

Lorry driver Mohammed first saw two of the intruders on the stairs of his home. He says another of the intruders held a knife against the throats of his daughters, aged seven and 12, in the living room.

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When his son emerged from his upstairs bedroom seconds later, one of the men yelled 'kill him, kill him' before advancing towards the 18-year-old. Mohammed says he pushed his son back into his bedroom and ran to a bathroom, where they took refuge while the robbers hacked at the doors with their machetes.

After five minutes, the brutes finally fled the property and stole his white Seat Leon car from his driveway when they found his keys. Mohammed, who didn’t know why his home was targeted, said he felt like he’d 'failed' his family.

He said: “My daughter said one of them had a knife and he was saying, ‘It’s all your dad’s fault, be f****** quiet,’ and was putting a knife to her neck. They all had gloves and everything, but you could see their eyes through the balaclava - and their voice, I could never forget it.

“I’ve not slept since. My family is broken. My kids wouldn’t come home. It was my daughter’s birthday yesterday, and literally everything is spoiled and I don’t know what to do or what to say to