Melbourne couple in 60s tied, blindfolded and beaten at knifepoint during home invasion

A pair of their 60s have been tied up and blindfolded whereas being robbed by 4 males in a house invasion in Melbourne’s east.

The incident occurred in June 2023, however on Wednesday police issued a name for data together with computer-generated photographs of two suspects.

Jap Area Crime Squad Detective Senior Sergeant Justin Mercovich mentioned the incident was distressing.

“This was an extremely nerve-racking incident for each victims, and we’re dedicated to figuring out these accountable and holding them to account,” Sergeant Mercovich mentioned.

About 9pm on June 23, the group of 4, wearing all black, broke right into a home on Beckett Rd.

After they broke in, they confronted a 65-year-old girl and a 67-year-old male.

Each victims have been held at knifepoint and assaulted, police mentioned in a press release on Wednesday.

One sufferer had their palms tied behind their again and the opposite had their face coated whereas the group ransacked the property, police mentioned.

“The offenders remained within the property for round an hour, demanding entry to a secure,” police mentioned.

The burglars stole $160,000 value of watches and jewelry, together with Rolexes and luxurious Swiss watches reminiscent of Panerai and Omega.

“Following an in depth investigation, detectives consider the victims have been focused mistakenly,” police mentioned.

Detectives are in search of two males of Pasifika look; the primary with a stable construct, aged in his 20s and with facial hair. The second man additionally has a stable construct and is aged in his 20s however with a tattoo throughout the entrance of his neck.

Sergeant Mercovich is looking for anybody who noticed the group of 4 males within the Beckett Rd space on the evening or within the lead-up, or has dashcam footage, to contact to Crime Stoppers.

A police spokeswoman mentioned descriptions of the 2 different males weren’t accessible, and no arrests had been made.