Shocking footage emerges of assault on 60-year-old man during home invasion in Gladstone Park, Melbourne
Shocking footage has emerged of the moment a man was stabbed and beaten by a group of armed thugs during a terrifying home invasion in Melbourne’s northwest.
Kemal Akbulut, 60, was seriously injured in the violent attack inside a home on Trentham Dr, Gladstone Park in the early hours of July 24.
Five men armed with guns and knives entered the home and cornered both Kemal and his cousin Birsel Akbulut, 57.
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The footage shows the moment Kemal was set upon by the group, who began beating him, stabbing him and striking him with a hammer.
He can be heard yelling and crying out during the ordeal.
One of the thugs can be heard yelling: “Where’s the money?”
Another can then be seen pointing a gun at Kemal while shining the flashlight from a phone in his face.
They then demanded he get up and Kemal said he would give them whatever they wanted.
The offenders also threatened Birsel inside the home with the gun.
She told 7NEWS the pair were innocent victims and that the offenders were actually looking for her daughter’s underworld boyfriend.
The offenders fled the Gladstone Park home in a white Haval SUV.
No one has been charged and investigations are ongoing.
Originally published on 7NEWS
