Police have issued an urgent 'do not approach' warning after a man absconded during a visit from a secure unit.
17.04.2024 - 21:37 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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'.
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The man went outside but Eichner produced a machete. As the resident turned to run back into the house, he tripped, and Eichner shouted: "Get the gold chain off him."
The woman locked the back door and called the police but the two men smashed the window with their weapons. Cushnaghan dropped the baton he was holding through the window and the man picked it up, LancsLive reports.
As Eichner swung the machete, the man suffered an injury to his finger as he tried to stop them from getting in. Eichner got into the house and chased the man upstairs, hitting him on the shoulder and left leg.
The man was able to get to the bathroom with his partner and child and family barricaded themselves in. During a harrowing 999 call played in court, the toddler was heard crying as her mum sobbed: 'My baby, my baby, not my baby...'
The man suffered an open fracture to his finger which required surgery under general anaesthetic. He also had scratches to his shoulder and
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