THEY LEFT HIM WITHOUT A HAND..! – Police have arrested four teenagers after a terrifying home invasion in western Sydney that left a man with his hand severed in one of the city’s most shocking recent attacks.
Four teens arrested after hand chopped off in horror western Sydney home invasion
Police have revealed a major update after a man’s hand was severed in a terrifying home invasion in Sydney.
Four teenagers have been arrested after a man’s hand was cut off in a terrifying home invasion in Sydney’s west.
Police allege four people armed with a machete and an axe kicked down the door and rushed inside a Greenacre home just before 2am on June 6.
A 23-year-old man inside the home was woken by the alarm system and left his bedroom to confront the intruders.
In a brutal escalation, the man’s hand was cut off before the group took off with stolen cash.
The victim’s parents and two brothers, aged 19 and 16, were also home at the time but were not injured.
Four teens have been arrested over a shocking home invasion caught on CCTV cameras last month. Picture: NSW Police
Footage of the home invasion released by police on Monday shows four people wearing hoodies march towards the home in single file, before the lead perpetrator – seen carrying a machete – kicks in the front door.
A second man can be seen carrying a blade, which police later confirmed was an axe.
NSW Police Detective Acting Superintendent Stuart Gordon has said investigators believed it had “nothing to do with organised crime”.
The individuals appeared well-organised, making sure a getaway vehicle was parked nearby. Picture: NewsWire Handout
“This is just a decent family who have been targeted in what we believe was simply a home invasion and a robbery. It’s a financially motivated crime,” Superintendent Gordon said.
“My information is (the 23-year-old) had his hand reattached, but he obviously has a long and challenging road ahead.
“Certainly, these are serious injuries and that’s a reflection of the nature of the offence which has been committed here.
“It’s an extremely serious and violent offence, which is thankfully still a relatively uncommon event in NSW, and we would hope that with the assistance of the public that we can apprehend the people responsible.”
Superintendent Gordon said the family was well-known in the local community and ran a business together.
Detective Gordon said the offenders were about to give away “the best part of their lives” to time spent in prison. Picture: Jack Nivison / NewsWire
Neighbours were rocked by the terrifying incident, with nearby resident Peppa branding it “disgusting”.
“You hear it on the news and stuff, but you wouldn’t believe it happened next door,” he told the ABC.
“It is very sad to see.”
He said he did not know the family involved personally, but that he had met the father and described him as “an absolutely beautiful human being”.
He said the son’s injuries were “a massive shock”.
Almost a month after the vicious attack, police raided homes in Kearns, Georges Hall, Eagle Vale, Oran Park and Gregory Hills on Thursday morning.
Four teenage boys between the ages of 16 and 17 were arrested and taken to Bankstown and Narellan police stations.
No charges have been laid.
