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A grandmother has described how she confronted armed home invaders who broke into her Melbourne home.
Pat, 76, told Today about the chilling encounter early on Monday at her house in the city’s south-east.
She and her daughter were woken when two men broke through her dead-bolted back door, before facing off with one of the intruders who had his hands over her car keys.
“I came out the lounge room from the turned the light on, not knowing what to expect, and he was standing in the doorway just behind me or to my side.
“He had his arm up and he had a knife with a blade about. And I said, no. Give me the keys.
“I said, get out of my house, get out of my house.”
Pat’s daughter, Sharon, 54, then appeared nearby as the home invaders decided to flee.
“I just screamed. I didn’t say anything, I just screamed at the top of my voice and he just ran out the door, too.”
The women were not physically injured during the break-in.
Police were on scene within minutes.
A getaway vehicle, described as a white 4WD, had been for the offenders near the scene, according to police.
Police continue to review CCTV footage of the Brighton East incident and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
