THIS is a missing stolen bike which was stolen by masked burglars armed with machetes who broke into a family home.

As the Star previosuly reported, the victims underwent a terrifying ordeal after the offenders broke into their home on Cumberland Crescent, Haydock, and pointed a machete at a 12-year-old girl.

Four burglars broke into the property in the early hours of Wednesday, June 15. 

They stole two bikes from inside and then left.

A police investigation is underway and one of the stolen bikes has been recovered.

However, the other bike, pictured, is still missing.

The family have issued an appeal asking for anyone who has seen the bike to report it.

The victims spoke earlier this week of the frightening experience, which included a machete being pointed at their daughter.

“It happened at 3am, they came straight through the window,” said the mum, who was at home with her partner and daughter.

“We were asleep in bed and we woke up to a banging, we realized there was somebody in the house.

“They made their way upstairs, they were armed, three with a machete and one with a hammer.”

She said one of them pointed a machete at her daughter during the terrifying ordeal.

“The men ran downstairs and we confronted them which was horrendous as they were waving these machetes around and left the property with two of the bikes. One of the bikes has been recovered, the other we still don’t have.”  

She added: “It was obviously planned, we don’t know if they were watching us. My daughter doesn’t want to stay here and move.

“She doesn’t want to come in the house, she comes in terrified.”

“We don’t want to scare people but people need to be aware, these people will go to the extremes for what they want. They have ruined our lives for the sake of a couple of bikes.”

  • Anyone with information, please contact @MerPolCC, or 101 quoting reference 22000412837, or call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.