A mum was slashed with a knife during a terrifying home raid by two intruders in the dead of night.
The woman and her grown up son were asleep in their home in Blyth, Northumberland, when they were woken by the sound of breaking glass. When the son came out of his bedroom and put a light on, he was greeted by the sight of Jamie Smith, who was holding wire or rope and another man who had a knife.
Newcastle Crown Court heard it was in the early hours of December 14 2021 that the pair broke into the house. Annelise Haugstad, prosecuting, said: "They were looking for money, shouting 'where's the money' and they searched a couple of rooms looking for money."
