A terrified couple, along with their two-year-old daughter, barricaded themselves in their bathroom as a man waving a machete barged into their home.
They were heard on a harrowing 999 recording as John Eichner, 35, rampaged through their property in Chorley on the night of June 6, 2023.
Preston Crown Court heard how the woman and her partner were woken by the sound of a dog barking. At around 3.30am, one resident went downstairs to investigate and saw two men outside the house.
William Cushnagan, 19, said 'Leonie' had sent him with some money, but the man did not think he knew anyone by that name. Cushnaghan then told him to 'shut up or I'll smash your windows'. READ MORE Greater Manchester school hits back amid criticism for suspending dozens of pupils in uniform row The man went outside but Eichner produced a machete.
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