Man beaten in his bedroom by home invader while his home was ransacked

A Brighton homeowner beaten by two intruders in a terrifying home invasion and was forced to snatch a meat cleaver from them and fight back.

A Brighton homeowner beaten by two intruders in a terrifying home invasion says he was forced to snatch a meat cleaver from them and fight back.

The man, who did not want to be identified, told the Herald Sun he woke to the men kicking down his door shortly after 5am on Sunday.

The man said he managed to ring police before one of the men began beating him in his bedroom while the other ransacked his Normanby St home.

The man suffered a broken finger and facial injuries in the assault, which included being hit over the head with the handle of a meat cleaver in the kitchen before being dragged back into the bedroom.

The door lock was broken by the offenders.

It’s understood the men ­demanded drugs, cigarettes and gold – none of which were in the home.

One left with cash and watches, while the other went back to the victim’s bedroom and placed the meat cleaver on the nightstand.

It was then the victim managed to snatch the weapon back and chase the man out of his home.

Police allege a 39-year-old man attempted to break into several other properties in nearby St Kilda St and Blairgowie St before he was eventually arrested in Holmwood Ave.

Two intruders broke into a Brighton man’s home and attacked him.

The man, from St Kilda, was charged with aggravated burglary offences.

Resident Lauren McLean said she was woken by the “frantic” ­arrest as police tackled a man to the ground.

“I woke up this morning at around 6am to shouting and screaming at the house behind us,” she said

Ms McLean said she heard police yelling at the man to “get down”.

“The fear started when we heard things going on downstairs that we thought maybe someone was breaking into our house,” she said.

Having moved into her home only a few weeks prior, Ms McLean said the string of burglaries was “concerning.”

Another resident of Normanby St told the Herald Sun he was considering breaking heritage planning rules that prevented him building a tall fence to better protect his family from intruders.

“I feel let down by the Allan government and have had to look at other ways to protect my family,” he said.