Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the city A woman was hit with a bat and threatened with a machete in a terrifying armed burglary in Salford.
Four masked men broke into a property on New Street in Swinton at around 5am on Thursday (July 1). They threatened a man and woman inside the house with a machete and a knife.
The woman was also struck with a bat. READ MORE: Children scream in terror as gunman fires shots at a packed Sale play park During the incident, the victim's dog, a male Chihuahua called Bhoot, either escaped or was taken, though this is not yet clear, GMP officers say.
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