Man slashed with blade may need hand surgery

A MAN slashed by a burglar at his home in a shocking attack have may to undergo surgery on one of his hands.

Mick Wisdom, 45, was at home in Lucan, west Dublin, with his wife, Elaine, on Tuesday morning getting their children ready for school when there was a knock on their door.

When Ms Wisdom, 44, answered, a man tried to force his way into the hallway. She stopped the man and cried out to her husband who confronted the burglar, who was armed with a Stanley blade.