‘We need to feel safe’: Thieves attempt to break into Ruth Palmer’s house while children slept
A PROMINENT NT business leader has been left shaken to her core after a group of people attempted to kick her front door in overnight while her kids slept, saying she’s terrified it’s only a matter of time before they return.
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A PROMINENT NT business leader has been left shaken to her core after a group of people attempted to kick her front door in overnight while her kids slept, saying she’s terrified it’s only a matter of time before they return.
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Ruth Palmer woke up this morning to find a huge foot print on the front door of her two-storey Durack home, saying she believes the attempted break-in happened during a storm in the early hours of this morning.
She said four screen doors have been destroyed, with the bolts on her doors being the only thing stopping the intruders from coming inside her family home.
“The worst thing is there was two little girls aged 12 and seven sleeping upstairs, it is quite frightening,” she said.
“They’ve gone around back and broken the fly screens there then come around the front and tried to kick the front door open and broken the inside of the door.
Ms Palmer said her family is now rushing to fix all the broken doors and install extra security cameras.
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“The concern is people coming back today, they obviously gave it a good crack,” she said.
“We have to do it today, we need to feel safe.”
She said the attempted break in was “very very odd” as they had never experienced anything of that nature in that place.
Police investigations are ongoing, with Ms Palmer saying she was very pleased with the efforts of police and forensics for their quick response and effort.
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