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An Auckland man says he is reeling after four armed robbers ransacked his flat last week, demanding money and valuables.
Binh Hoang says the group stormed the house, threatened his housemates with weapons and broke down his bedroom door during the“terrifying” home invasion.
The police are asking the public for any information about the incident, which happened on January 2 in Flat Bush.
Hoang and four other people live in the rental property which was targeted.
Hoang said two of the assailants shepherded her and another housemate into a small bathroom, while the others searched the house for valuables.
Hoang and his father – who was visiting from Vietnam – tried to barricade themselves behind his bedroom door upstairs.
“We were basically just trying to hold the door ... and then I picked up the phone and gave 111 a call. I said ‘We’ve got a thief in our house’,” he said.
As he was talking to the police, Hoang said the assailants broke through his door and demanded money from him and his father.
He said one of them was holding what looked like a rifle.
