A gang of three ransacked a family’s home and held a woman against a wall with a machete before escaping with £20,000 of their belongings and their beloved pug Ozzie
Cruel robbers armed with machetes ransacked a couple’s home and left with £20,000 – and their beloved dog.
The gang forced their way into the home in Ruislip, west London, and held Sashi Shutt, 40, against a wall as they searched through their worldly belongings. At the end of the horrific encounter, the thieves took £20,000 in cash as well as other valuables including watches and jewellery.
Worst still, the raiders took the family’s eight-year-old beloved pet pug Ozzie. Sashi and RAF officer husband Jason say they do not care about their belongings – they just want their dog returned.
Sashi said: “The day my life was stolen and took from me and my family, my happy bubble has exploded. An armed robbery with a machete to my throat. I’m broken, from the outside I look normal, the inside is being burned away. I shall never recover from this ordeal, they have taken my life and identity. “
The raid took place at 9am on February 10. Daughter Serena said her stepmother had been left traumatised and believes the gang – of up to three – had been watching the house. She added: “My stepmom was held up against the wall with a machete.
“We don’t really care about the items they took. We don’t care about the material things. We really want Ozzie back, we want Ozzie home.
“I’m begging anyone who has CCTV to please look for three men suspiciously walking around that area, and the white van they could’ve taken off in.”
A Met Police spokesperson said: “We were called at 09:36 am on Monday, 10 February to an aggravated burglary in Bridgwater Road, Ruislip. Officers swiftly attended and spoke to the victim.
“The victim was threatened with a knife by the two suspects before they fled the property with a number of items. Detectives from the West Area’s Burglary and Robbery Team are investigating.
“No arrests have been made. Enquiries continue.
“Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 quoting CAD 1620/10 FEB or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online.”
