Leeds burglars smash man’s knee with hammer

The knife-point burglary occurred at 3am on Wednesday at a semi-detached property on the Ring Road in the Moortown area of Leeds.

The 43-year-old man suffered a suspected fractured leg after being struck with a hammer by the suspects.

He was woken in bed after being struck on the leg with a hammer. He was then threatened by three men and asked for cash and jewellery while his wife, 34, was tied to the bed.

Property, including Middle Eastern style jewellery, as well as £2-3,000 in cash was taken.

All three suspects are t white males who were slim built and each spoke with a Yorkshire accent.

All three were dressed in black clothing and wore balaclavas. Two suspects were described as 5ft 7” tall with one shorter at 5ft 5”.

Following the burglary the man was taken to hospital and has since undergone surgery for injuries to his leg.

His wife was uninjured in the incident but has been left traumatised and upset.

Two younger children, a six-year-old boy and four-year-old girl, who were in the house at the time were not affected by the incident.

Anyone seeing anything suspicious in the area around the time of the incident is asked contact Stainbeck CID via: 101 or call Crimestoppers, anonymously and in confidence, on: 0800 555 111.