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Violent burglary appeal by police

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Police have made a renewed appeal for help tracing a man they want to interview in connection with a violent burglary.

Officers want to speak to Thomas Francis Hallisey, 34, about a break-in at a home in Wintersdale Road, off Uppingham Road, Leicester, on Wednesday, March 6.

Three men broke into Gurdev Singh Grewal's home moments after the 49-year-old had left to go to nearby shops.

The intruders forced their way inside, apparently believing the house to be empty.

However, Mr Grewal's son, Gagandeep, was asleep upstairs. The terrified 22-year-old was held by one of the men and threatened with a pair of scissors while the other two searched the house.

They escaped with a selection of jewellery, but ran into Mr Grewal as he returned home.

He told the Mercury at the time: "I think they must have been watching the house and thought it was empty when they saw me drive off.

"But my son was upstairs and they found him. They kept saying to him 'where is the jewellery' and made a real mess of the house.

"I'd only been gone a few minutes when they broke in, but I came back because I'd forgotten my wallet.

"I walked inside and these men came running down the stairs and out of the house."

Police re-released the photograph of Mr Hallisey yesterday.

They believe he has links to Leicestershire, Rochdale in Lancashire, Littleport in Cambridgeshire and Newark in Nottinghamshire.

Detective Constable Yassin Desai said: "Thomas Hallisey may hold valuable information that could assist us with our investigation. Be assured that any information will be treated in the strictest confidence."

Contact Det Con Desai on 101 or Crimestoppers, which is anonymous, on 0800 555 111.

Violent burglary appeal by police


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