Child told armed burglars 'please don't hurt my dad', court told

The children had "eyes bolt open, sweat pouring off of them, shaking, one of them screamed out, 'Please don't hurt my dad'."

A launderette owner's child screamed "please don't hurt my dad" as a gang of masked burglars armed with axes and hammers broke into their flat in Exxex, England, and attacked him, a court has heard.

Claire Carter, who runs Baylee's launderette with her partner Daniel Wood, said they were in their flat above the business with two of their three children, aged 13 and four, when she heard a noise.