'˜Heartbroken' Belfast mum woke up to find intruder holding knife to baby son
Two men armed with knives broke into the home of Nicole McGrillen in the Stranmillis Gardens area around 2.10am on Thursday.
She woke up to find one of the men holding a knife to her son Finley’s neck in his cot and a the other intruder holding a knife to her and her husband Philip.
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Hide AdRevealing the awful encounter in a post on Facebook, Mrs McGrillen said she was “absolutely heartbroken”.
“Absolutely terrifying having to beg for the life of your baby and your own when you are so helpless”, she added.
“What scumbags would hold a knife to a 6 month old baby’s neck and threaten their life?”
Mrs McGrillen said the burglars stole “everything they could and all Finley’s Christmas things”, but added: “Things are replaceable just thanking my lucky stars I have my family safe.
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Hide Ad“Absolutely terrifying someone was definitely watching over us all.”