Armed men force their way into Littlemore house (From Oxford Mail)

Armed men force their way into Littlemore house

7:54pm Monday 8th February 2010 in

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THREE armed men forced their way into a house in Oxford and attacked the occupants.

Masked men broke into the house in Cowley Road, Littlemore, at about 11pm yesterday.

They were carrying weapons and attacked the people inside.

A 39-year-old man suffered a broken arm and a head wound and a 27-year-old man received a cut to his eye and bruising to his face.

They were both taken to Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital.

A woman, aged 31, was also inside the house but was not injured.

Two men, believed to be 19 and 17, were last night in custody following their arrests on suspicion of aggravated burglary.

Det Insp Simon Morton said: “I’d like to reassure the public this type of incident is a very rare occurrence and I don’t believe this is a random attack.”

Mr Morton would not comment on the type of weapons used, and police remained at the scene today.

Anyone with information should call police on 08458 505505 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.