Moments after putting her son to bed on Good Friday, Kristy Dunlop could hear a disturbance in the kitchen.
Police say the mother-of-two found an alleged home invader trying to steal a laptop, and the frightening ordeal ended with the 43-year-old needing stitches in her head.
Ms Dunlop told 9News about the incident, saying her six-year-old son is terrified of strangers in the house; “literally witnessed his worst nightmare”.
The incident happened in the eastern Perth suburb of Riversdale about 9pm on March 29.
Ms Dunlop said she and her husband accidentally left the garage door up when they got hom...
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