Dad and teenage son fighting for lives after masked men storm home during unprovoked attack

The scene in Station Road, Thurnby, Leicestershire where a 15-year-old boy and his father were assaulted in their own home by masked men. Police were called to a house in the early hours of Thursday morning following a report that two masked men had entered and attacked the occupants. The teenage boy and his father - a man in his 50s - remain in hospital in a life-threatening condition following the attack, which happened just before 12.30am. Picture date: Friday October 9, 2026. - (PA)

Two masked men forced their way into a family home in Leicestershire and attacked a 15-year-old boy and his father, leaving both in a life-threatening condition in hospital.

The “completely unprovoked” attack happened just before 12.30am on Thursday at a house in Station Road, Thurnby, Leicestershire Police said.