A pub landlord, his partner and his pet dog have been attacked by armed raiders during a robbery in Manchester.

Four masked men, armed with machetes, an axe and a hammer, forced their way into the Vale Cottage Inn in Croft Bank, in Gorton, just after midnight.

The landlord's legs were cut and a robber grabbed his partner's hair and screamed at the pair to open the safe and hand over cash.

The couple's pet dog was attacked with a machete.

The thieves escaped with a quantity of cash.

'Nasty robbery'

Det Con Paul Bayliss said: "This was a nasty robbery which has left this landlord and his partner extremely shaken.

"Thankfully, nobody was seriously injured and the pet dog has been treated by pet medics.

"I would particularly like to speak to two people who left the pub just after 2300 GMT as they may have some vital information to help us catch these offenders."

All the offenders are described as white. One is thought to be in his early 20s and slightly built and another is about 5ft 10in (1.78m) tall and had a local accent.



[Link: news.bbc.co.uk]

Not content with stabbing you now Robbers want to stab your pet..our police are armed with a small baton while the robbers have axes and machetes and we wonder why the police turn up after the event has long happened.