A teenager armed himself with a baseball bat against three men who broke into their house in the middle of the night, demanding money and taking jewellery.

The boy was forced inside his own home by a large man dressed in black, wearing a balaclava and gloves, at their family home in Adderbury, near Banbury, at 22.50 on 1 November.

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The boy ran upstairs to his parents’ bedroom, arming himself with the bat and striking one of three men who entered the home before being restrained.

Two girls were placed in another bedroom, while the boy’s mother was then assaulted.

Thames Valley Police have described the ordeal as "terrifying", but said none of the victims required hospital treatment.

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