'Mum and Girl Held Hostage' ; a Mother and Her Teenage Daughter Were Held Hostage and Terrorised in Their Torquay Flat by Four Men Armed with Knives, a Hammer and a Chair Leg, a Court has Been Told.

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A mother and her teenage daughter were held hostage and terrorised in their Torquay flat by four men armed with knives, a hammer and a chair leg, a court has been told.

Exeter Crown Court heard the schoolgirl was so terrified she was reduced to tears as 'very unpleasant threats' were made to her and her mother.

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'Mum and Girl Held Hostage' ; a Mother and Her Teenage Daughter Were Held Hostage and Terrorised in Their Torquay Flat by Four Men Armed with Knives, a Hammer and a Chair Leg, a Court has Been Told.

Prosecutor Jonathan Barnes said the victims were either coming back from the shops or were just going out when they were confronted by the four me...

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