A man was hit in the face with a hammer before being run over by a gang of thieves as he tried to stop them stealing his girlfriend's sports car.
Mark Aylmer, 44, is now in hospital with serious injuries after attempting to confront the men in the early hours of the morning.
Mark and his partner Collette Kunyo, 40, had been asleep when a group of men broke into their house in Middleton, Greater Manchester, at around 5.30am last Thursday, August 13.
After the couple had been awoken by the family dog crying, Mark had gone downstairs to check on him, when he was confronted by the men.
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