'I wish they killed me': Meadow Heights mother left traumatised after violent home invasion
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A mother in Melbourne's north has been left traumatised after she was assaulted during a frightening armed home invasion in which the intruders targeted the wrong address.
Three young offenders, wearing balaclavas, allegedly invaded her Meadow Heights home at 3am on Sunday, gaining access to the property after shooting a bullet through the back glass door and storming inside.
Shortly after, they dragged the 42-year-old mother from bed by her hair before assaulting her.
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The intruders gained access to the property after shooting a bullet through the back glass door and storming inside. Nine
Police say that while it was a targeted attack, the alleged intruders stormed into the wrong house.
The single mother was allegedly kicked, punched and had a gun held to her head.
"They started kicking me on the head and punching me and then dragged me out [of bed] from my hair," the woman told 9News.
"[They pulled] my hair, dragging me all the way out to the lounge room."
"I wish they killed me that night, so I wasn't this traumatised."
The woman said she is too scared to stay in her own home, and insurance will not cover emergency accommodation.
The intruders also allegedly threatened and assaulted her 27-year-old roommate.
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"He pistol-whipped me on the top of the head, and I split my head," the roommate told 9News.
"Then I slammed my door shut, and then after I came back out, they bolted."
The group remain at large after allegedly fleeing in a dark four-wheel drive when they were noticed by a neighbour.
"It's extremely disturbing," Detective Senior Sergeant Simon Pengelly said.
"(We are) treating it as a most priority investigation at the moment. Investigations of this nature are brutal."
Police are still determining who was the intended target of the attack.
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