Six-year-old watches dad get beaten

A six-year-old boy watched his father get beaten by two men during a home invasion in Napier last night.

Detective Nick Clere of Napier police said the little boy and his father were in their Rutherford Street home when the pair burst inside.

The boy was taken from the immediate scene shortly after the attack began by one of the offenders, Mr Clere said.

The man's flatmate then arrived home and was beaten around the head.

"This occupant has managed to get away from the address and has located the six-year-old boy who was in a distressed state and taken from the house," Mr Clere told One News.

Police said there was no apparent motive for the attack.

Both men were sore and shaken, Mr Clere said.

Police were appealing to members of the public for any information.

- NZPA