Machete gang attack man and woman in Keresley home

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A man and a woman were badly injured when they were attacked in their own Coventry home by masked men brandishing a machete.



The attack happened at 9.30am on Wednesday at Hill Road, Keresley End, Coventry.

A 42-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman were injured.

Three raiders made off in a silver car and were last seen driving along Somers Road, Keresley End in the direction of Shaftesbury Avenue.

Warwickshire police are appealing for any witnesses who saw anything in Hill Road at the time of the incident, or who saw the car or who has any information to come forward.

Police are also urging people to report if they have seen any knives or other disguarded weapons or items of clothing in the area.

They are investigating possible links with another similar attack in the same area on February 13.

Anybody with information is asked to contact the Major Investigation Unit at Rugby Police Station on 01788 853951 or they can contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 where the information can be given anonymously.

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Three arrested over Coventry machete attack raid

Three men have now been arrested after a man and his daughter were seriously injured in their home near Coventry by burglars wielding a machete.

The 42-year-old man was left with what police have called "life changing" head injuries, after the attack on Hill Road in Keresley End on 29 February.

Two men arrested last week on suspicion of attempted murder have been released on police bail.

A third man was arrested on Wednesday morning.

The injured man remains in hospital. His 18-year-old daughter, who got a gash on her arm, has been discharged.

Police are appealing for any witnesses who saw a silver car or who may have seen any discarded knives or clothing nearby.

They are also investigating similarities with an attempted robbery in which men wearing balaclavas and armed with weapons threatened the householder in Hope Close in Keresley End on 13 February.

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Two men charged over machete burglary raid in Coventry

Two men have been charged after a man and his teenage daughter were attacked with a machete during a burglary.

Police said the man, 42, suffered head injuries and lost an eye and the woman, 18, sustained serious arm injuries.

They were hurt by masked offenders who entered their home in Keresley End, Coventry, on 29 February.

Two men, 24 and 29, were charged by Nuneaton magistrates with two counts of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and conspiracy to steal.

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Coventry machete robbery: Man jailed for six years

A man has been jailed for six years for his part in a burglary in which a man and his daughter were injured with a machete.

Sebastyon Alexander Wint, 30, of Hornsey Close, in Coventry, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery at Warwick Crown Court.

A man, 43, lost an eye and suffered head injuries in the attack at Hill Road in Keresley End on 29 February.

His 19-year-old daughter had serious injuries to her arm.

The attack happened in the family's home.

Warwickshire Police said it still wanted to hear from anyone who had any information about others involved in the robbery which the force described as a "horrific attack".