WA:Machete used in Perth home invasion

AAP General News (Australia)
08-23-2011
WA:Machete used in Perth home invasion

PERTH, Aug 23 AAP - Four men wearing balaclavas have burst into a home in Perth's north
and threatened two teenagers with a machete before stealing electronic equipment.

Police said the men demanded money from a 17-year-old boy and his 14-year-old sister
at the house in Alexander Heights at about 3am (WST) on Tuesday.

When told there was no money, the men took electronic equipment, a police spokeswoman said.

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KEYWORD: MACHETE

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