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A section of Orchard Road in Erdington (Image: Google)<\/p>\nBurglars broke into a home, threatened the occupants who were ‘held hostage’ and then stole cash and valuables before escaping in a stolen carA section of Orchard Road in Erdington (Image: Google)<\/p>\n
Burglars raided a Birmingham home, threatened the occupiers and then stole \u2018all the gold and jewellery\u2019.<\/p>\n
Police are investigating after three burglars are said to have broken into a home in Orchard Road in Erdington<\/a> last Sunday (November 16) at around 7.30pm<\/p>\n They then ‘threatened two people inside the home, before stealing cash and valuables and then fleeing in a suspected stolen car’.<\/p>\n Read more: I had a business, wife, daughter, money but it fell apart and I lived on streets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Details of the terrifying house raid have been posted online, but have not yet been verified by BirminghamLive.<\/p>\n The online post claims a \u2018family was held hostage\u2019 while the raiders stole \u2018all the gold and valuables\u2019 from the property.<\/p>\n The burglars are then said to have \u2018cleaned the house with bleach\u2019 before making their escape in a \u2018black Audi\u2019.<\/p>\n The bleach was explained by a person in a comment under the post who said: \u201cBleach hides any trace of fingerprints, hair , and everything.\u201d<\/p>\n Get breaking news on BirminghamLive WhatsApp<\/a>, click the link to join<\/strong><\/p>\n While another person responding to the post said: \u201cOmg that’s awful. That family must have been terrified.<\/p>\n \u201cI hope these thugs are caught and gets a proper sentence not the namby-pamby sentences that seems to be the norm for violent crimes like this.<\/p>\n \u201cI hope the family get the support they need too.\u201d<\/p>\n Get the latest BirminghamLive news direct to your inbox<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n