Heroic Dad Left Bloodied After Fighting Off Machete-Wielding Thieves To Protect His Son

#1 Homemaker Dad Was Asleep When Thieves Broke In

David Pugh, 55 from the West Midlands in England heroically fought off a gang of five robbers after they broke into his family's home in search of cash. Homemaker dad was asleep in his room when the thieves burst into his home at around 3 a.m on Tuesday.

#2 His Son And Dog Held In Hostage Position

David was alarmed by the noises and came downstairs to check up on his son, only to find his 17-year old son Rottweiler puppy Zeus held hostage by the robber and threatened with long knives, baseball bats and golf clubs.

#3 David's Army Training Was Able To Help Him Save His Family

David has trained with Israeli military self-defence system Krav Maga, and upon seeing his son in hostage position the brave dad knew that he has to protect his son at all costs and jumped into action. David single-handedly beat the five men to pulp forcing them to run from his home without taking anything.

#4 They Were Looking For Money

David suffered a broken nose and few facial injuries but was soaked from blood head to toe, the evidence of which he gave by snapping his blood-soaked pictures immediately after the incident. The father of two told media, "There was a loud bang at 3am when they smashed the patio doors to get in but I thought Zeus had knocked something over. By the time I got out of bed, totally naked, I was approaching the door and it was kicked in. It went with a right smash and there was four or five guys on the landing in balaclavas. The men kept shouting 'Where's the money? Give us your money!"

#5 David Considers Himself Lucky That The Thieves Chickened Out Early

Realizing the situation, David jumped into action, "I grabbed the first couple [of robbers] I could - it turned into a brawl and a battle. I just grabbed what I could and hit them with aftershave bottles and chairs." David was repeatedly hit on the head by the sharp objects that the thieves brought with them but he didn't quit for once and continued to fight them. All through his fight, there was only one thought going on in his mind and that was to reach to his son's room.

David considers himself lucky as the thieves ran away halfway through the fight, otherwise, the situation could have turned out dangerous, had they stayed any longer, "We could only assume they saw that and thought, 'we have gone too far' and got out of here. They must have thought they half-killed me. In retrospect, we were probably quite lucky."

#6 Police Are Searching For The Thieves

David's son is shaken by the incident, but the kid is safe and sound at home, all thanks to his super dad who saved the day. Their puppy is also fine and has sustained minor injuries on head. According to David, Police has referred the incident as one of the most brutal homeattacks.

Police have launched an investigation and search has been going on. Updating the media about the investigation, a spokesman for West Midlands Police said, "Police were alerted at 3.09am to a break-in at an address in Catherine de Barnes, after a group of men had forced their way into the property and attacked the occupants. Officers arrived eight minutes after the 999 call. House to house enquiries have been carried out, CCTV is being examined and items recovered for forensic analysis."