Chilling audio has emerged of the moment a terrified ten-year-old girl called police from a bedroom closet while an armed intruder ransacked her home.
Kate Luong was home alone when a burglar smashed a glass door with a brick and forced his way inside the south-east Melbourne property.
‘They’re in the house, they broke the glass door,’ Kate can be heard tearfully telling the operator during the recorded call.
Kate’s brother Mike, 19, said his little sister learned what to do by watching crime shows and being taught by her family.
Chilling audio has emerged of the moment a terrified ten-year-old girl called police from a bedroom closet while an armed intruder ransacked her home (stock image)
Kate’s family had only left for half an hour to collect dinner on May 31 when the man, armed with a screwdriver and a knife, broke in about 5.30pm.
The St Anthony’s Primary school student hid herself in a bedroom cupboard before calling Triple Zero,The Herald Sun reported.
‘I’m in the house. I’m in the room near the backyard. I locked myself in and I’m inside a closet,’ she said.
When asked by the operator to describe what she had seen, the 10-year-old gave a thorough description of the man.
‘Yes I saw [him]. A man with black hair, he was wearing gloves, he has like a black jacket on. [He’s aged] around the mid-30s to 40s,’ she said.
The operator reassured her police would be there soon and reminded her to stay hidden.
Kate Luong’s brother (pictured, left) said when they came home the front door was open and all their lights were on
‘The police have already been notified, you’ve done a really good job,’ he said.
‘Don’t hang up.’
‘Please come quick,’ she asked him.
Kate’s brother, Mike, told The Leader that her family returned home to find the front door open and all the lights on.
‘I saw two policemen running around the court trying to figure out which house,’ he said.
‘I called them to come over and they got the guy in the living room and walked out.’
Dandenong crime investigation unit detective Senior Constable Steve Woodhouse said police had arrived on the scene within two minutes and made an arrest.
Police charged a 46-year-old Springvale man with aggravated burglary, possessing a controlled weapon and breaching bail.
He will face the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court later this month.
Dandenong crime investigation unit detective Senior Constable Steve Woodhouse said police had arrived on the scene within two minutes (stock image)
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