Intruders wearing balaclavas terrify boy, 12, accosted at home

A 12-year-old boy has been accosted in his own home by two balaclava-clad intruders, police say.

The child was at home on Alston Avenue, Fallowfield, in Manchester, England, about 6.30pm last Saturday when he heard a ball hit his bedroom window and the burglar alarm sounded.