Hi, no pictures this time, but now Christmas is over we have a little story to tell. Many people who know us probably think we are a little obsessive when it comes to security. However, Saturday night (22nd), we had just fed the stray dog we call Wolfy. At 7.00pm he was a little late so we quickly dashed out with his food and settled back down to eat our own meal. We were watching the news whilst eating when suddenly the doors burst open and we were attacked by 4 men who overpowered us and robbed us. We saw very little of them as they were wearing scarves, hats, gloves and dark clothing. It was all over in minutes and after making sure that each of us were ok we called the police. When they arrived, they checked out the crime scene before taking us to the hospital to have our injuries, which fortunately were no more than cuts and bruises, assessed and recorded.
Then we were taken to the police station to give our statements. They had also picked up some suspects and wanted to know if we could recognise any of their clothing. Unfortunately, because we were pinned face down to the ground, we saw very little of any use. We got home at 3.30am and then proceeded to phone around the banks to cancel credit and debit cards. In the morning we contacted the insurance company to claim for the stolen items and all those things such as chairs, glasses, carpets,  spectacles etc. all damaged during the attack.
On Christmas night at 10.30pm we had a phone call from the police to say they wanted us at the police station to identify a man we had seen acting suspiciously on the afternoon of the attack. They sent a car for us, and we were at the police station for another 2 hours.
We are both ok, although we are obviously still very unsettled and traumatised by the whole incident. We have taken every precaution against burglars, from metal bars to alarms and lights. We did not however even consider they would be brazen enough to attack us in our own home.
We really must thank our neighbour, Sevtap, who was with us all night at the hospital and police station providing us with translations, comfort and support. We really don't know how we would have managed without her.
We are writing this so that everyone is aware and can take appropriate action to keep themselves safe.