WA couple feared for their lives as alleged home intruder latched on to man s finger
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The wife of a man who had part of his finger bitten off by an alleged burglar in Bouvard has recounted the terrifying moment the pair feared for their lives as they fended off the intruder.
Carol Ballack, 68, said the alleged attacker fought back with such force it took three neighbours and herself to restrain him until police arrived.
Carol Ballack has recalled the moment her husband had part of his finger bitten off while trying to restrain an alleged home invader.
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10:32 EDT, 29 December 2020
A man is accused of punching a woman in the face and biting off her husband s finger after the couple found him raiding their outdoor fridge during an alleged home invasion on Monday.
Jake Ryan Prescott, 23, allegedly attacked the couple aged in their 60s when they confronted him about 9.30pm on Monday after hearing noises on the patio of their home on Acacia Close in Bouvard, near Mandurah in Western Australia.
Police alleged Chris and his wife Carol initially chased off the intruder, but Prescott returned to the property - leading to a second confrontation.
Prescott then allegedly bit part of Chris finger off and punched Carol in the face, leaving her with serious injuries.
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9News, the Monday night incident started after the residents, a retired couple in their 60s, heard noises on the veranda of their home in the Bouvard suburb of Mandurah, a coastal city about 45 miles south of Western Australia s capital of Perth.
Police at an unidentified crime scene.
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Detectives say that when the couple went outside to see what was causing the commotion, they encountered a man named Jake Ryan Prescott going through an outside refrigerator on their veranda. The couple managed to chase off Prescott, according to police, but he allegedly returned later in the night. That s when he allegedly attacked the residents, punching the woman in the face and biting off part of the man s finger.