Armed teenagers enter Armadale home through doggie door in terrifying home invasion

A Melbourne mother says her children are too scared to sleep and she feels “violated” after a group of armed teens broke into her Armadale home through a doggie door.

A young Melbourne mother says her son will be scarred for life after a terrifying home invasion in which armed thugs snuck in through a doggie door before stealing her luxury car.

Armadale woman Kat Mansfield says a group of teenagers had scoped out her Alleyne Ave home before at least one of the group entered through a doggie door.

CCTV captured one of the teenagers holding the tiny door open while the smallest member of the crew snuck in before stealing several personal belongings and keys to a Maserati.

It appears one of the masked thugs was equipped with a cricket bat while another was possibly armed with a gun about 3am on Thursday morning.

One of them appeared to have ditched his shoes to avoid making noise inside the home.

One of the offenders appeared to have been armed with a cricket bat before jumping in a Maserati. Picture: Supplied

Ms Mansfield, whose two young boys — aged seven and nine — were asleep inside at the time, said the crew was delicate and highly organised in their planning and execution.

They made off with her Maserati Levante, an extremely rare handbag full of jewellery, medical records, trophies, clothing and other personal items.

“My kids are too scared to sleep, my youngest has slept on the couch because he’s too scared to sleep in his bedroom. They were terrified,” she told the Herald Sun.

“He said ‘I don’t feel safe mummy’.

“This is a seven-year-old child, it will stay with him forever.”

The tiny doggie door at least one of the teenagers climbed through. Picture: Supplied

Ms Mansfield, a dentist, said she felt “sick to the stomach” at the thought of armed teenagers entering her locked home with her two boys inside.

She said the fact they were prepared to enter her property with high fences, sturdy gates, extensive CCTV cameras, locked doors and sensor lights was a huge worry.

“I’m upset, I’m gutted, I’m devastated, I feel violated, I feel emotionally raped. I don’t know how else to describe it,” she added.

“I feel violated, sick to my stomach, terrified.

“I had to treat (patients) but I had to cancel two surgeries because my hands were shaking.

“This is just not on anymore.”

The offenders carefully drove the car away after stealing the keys from inside. Picture: Supplied

Ms Mansfield, whose car and personal items remain outstanding, said teenagers needed to be hit with stricter penalties for committing home invasions and armed robberies.

“People are sick of it, we are sick of it, we don't feel safe in our houses,” she added.

“They just get a slap on the wrist.”

Victoria Police have been contacted for comment.