LONDON (AFP) - Armed intruders broke into a family's house in Britain, only to apologize and leave again, having realized they intended to beat someone up next door instead, police said.
A woman was upstairs with her children in Swinton, Yorkshire, northern England, when two men armed with a knife and a plank of wood broke in through a back door.
"The intruders made their way upstairs where the occupant was with her two children," a South Yorkshire Police spokesman said.
"It became obvious the intruders had got the wrong address and they left, apologizing. No threats were made, although the woman was in a distressed state."
The men then forced their way into a next door house and beat up a young man -- presumed to be their intended victim -- although he was not seriously hurt, the spokesman added.
Police did not know the reason for the attack, which took place in the early hours of Monday morning.
A woman was upstairs with her children in Swinton, Yorkshire, northern England, when two men armed with a knife and a plank of wood broke in through a back door.
"The intruders made their way upstairs where the occupant was with her two children," a South Yorkshire Police spokesman said.
"It became obvious the intruders had got the wrong address and they left, apologizing. No threats were made, although the woman was in a distressed state."
The men then forced their way into a next door house and beat up a young man -- presumed to be their intended victim -- although he was not seriously hurt, the spokesman added.
Police did not know the reason for the attack, which took place in the early hours of Monday morning.
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