Dwelling intruder threatens gentleman with rake immediately after waking him at 2.30am

A South Australian person was threatened with a backyard garden rake by a residence intruder who had ransacked his household even though he slept.

Tim Warren was sleeping peacefully till just prior to 2.30am right now when the stranger stumbled into his area of his Linwood Courtroom residence in Wynn Vale, Adelaide.

“The moment I woke up he was yelling threats and just trying to hold me on my toes I guess,” Mr Warren stated.

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Tim Warren, of Wynn Vale in Adelaide, said he was menaced by a household intruder wielding a rake.

The intruder menaced Mr Warren with a backyard rake and demanded he hand above his phone.

At the time Mr Warren handed it above, the intruder fled.

“It really is a full-pronged metal rake, so if he had swung it at me, yeah, it wouldn’t be wonderful,” Mr Warren mentioned.

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The gentleman had ransacked Tim’s household, leaving some things guiding as he fled.

He identified the intruder had been in his home for some time, with his cupboards rummaged as a result of and a assortment of things wrapped up in a tea towel.

Mr Warren said he realised to his shock that he’d left the back again doorway unlocked.

“It is unquestionably a warning to men and women and myself, I am originally from the region and I’m a minor little bit unfastened with protection,” he said.

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Law enforcement had been not able to track down the guy that night.

The intruder fled down the road and ran into scrubland. A police pet was unable to find the male, but did obtain things from Mr Warren’s property.

Police consider the person might have fled in a tiny dim blue hatchback viewed in the space at the time.

Mr Warren said he considered there experienced been a motor vehicle attempting to uncover the person.