Masked raiders held a gun to an 11-year-old boy's head as he pleaded with them not to harm his grandparents in a terrifying raid, it is claimed.
Harrowing CCTV footage captures the moments before the gang strike in broad daylight before allegedly making off with a Rolex, car keys and expensive jewellery. They are said to have put a knife to a 71-year-old grandma's neck during the horror incident in Walsall, West Midlands on September 20.
One man appears to knock on the door posing as an Amazon delivery driver with a parcel before he and five more men can be seen entering the address where they allegedly made violent threats. They are then seen leaving the property and getting into the family's Range Rover before fleeing on foot "when the immobiliser kicked in."
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West Midlands Police confirmed it is investigating an "aggravated robbery" and has launched an urgent appeal for information after footage of the alleged incident started circulating online.
A 45-year-old man, whose son and parents were threatened inside the house, told BlackCountryLive: "My son was there, he was very shook up. He is only 11. These guys had guns, they put a gun to his head and they put a knife to my mom's throat, which is his grandmother, then they put a gun to my dad's head. My son was pleading with them 'please don't shoot my grandad, don't stab my grandma'. He was crying and screaming but they weren't bothered."
The dad claims the men "grabbed his son" and threatened to "tie him up and strangle" him, leading to pleas from his auntie and own father to "leave him alone". He added: "My family asked them 'what do you want?' and they said 'we want cash'. We don't have cash at home, nobody has cash these days."
"They said 'arrange it for us' Then they started going through my mom's handbag." The man says the armed robbers also came equipped with "cable ties" and feared they would have tied up his family, and the ordeal would have gone on "for hours", had his brother not turned up and disturbed them.
The man added: "They have walked him back in the house and they said 'if you want to see your parents alive, shut your mouth and get back inside'. They said (to him) 'take your chain off, take your bangles off, give us your car keys'."
The father said the gang tried to steal his 71-year-old mom's Mercedes off the driveway but failed as it had an immobiliser. They also tried taking his brother's Range Rover, which also had an immobiliser, and they ended up fleeing on foot. In total they were at the house for 11 minutes.
He added: "They didn't take any cash, they took a Rolex, two bangles, a chain, two pendants. They took my mom's car keys and my brother's car keys.
"It has scared my son for life. We went back to my parent's house this morning and he was scared to go back inside the house. My mom has been awake all night, she says she keeps seeing the same people over and over again."
West Midlands Police confirmed they are investigating and added: "We are aware of CCTV footage circulating on social media showing a number of men trying to steal a Range Rover from the drive before running off. We are in the early stages of our enquiry and would urge people who may have information to please contact us via Live Chat on our website or by calling 101 quoting crime investigation number 20/822417/23."
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