"Sleeping couple tied up and threatened at knifepoint in terrifying robbery"

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The incident happened at Bedworth Ex-Serviceman's Club



Two people were threatened at knifepoint and tied up in a terrifying robbery.

The man and woman were woken up by armed robbers and forced them to open the tills of the Bedworth social club.

The duo forced their way into the Bedworth Ex-Servicemen’s Club on Rye Piece Ringway and then went upstairs and woke up the occupants, threatening a man and a woman in their 20s with a bladed article.

They then made the man, who has not been identified, open the tills and the safe in the club before they stole a ‘large amount’ of cash.

Before they left, the robbers tied their victims up with tape and took their mobile phones.

DC Gavin Wallwork of Nuneaton CID said: “Thankfully the victims did not receive any physical injuries but they were subjected to a distressing ordeal at the hands of the offenders.

“Both men are described as white, medium build and are reported to have spoken with strong northern accents.

“One was wearing black gloves and a hooded anorak with black combat trousers and the other was wearing black and white cycling gloves with black shoes, a zipped up hooded top and jean-like trousers.”

He appealed with any information about the raid, which happened at 4am on Friday, September 8, or those responsible for it or anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area to come forward.

Those with information should call police on 101, quoting incident number 44 of September 8, or the Crimestoppers hotline, which is free to call from a landline and confidential, on 0800 555 111.