A fourteen-year-old boy hid his younger brother in a cupboard and phoned 999 when an armed gang forced their way into the house and threatened to shoot their mother, a court heard yesterday.
Joshua Cuby acted quickly when heard his mother threatened downstairs in their home near Northaw, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, hiding his 10-year-old brother Sam and speaking to a emergency services operator.
The prosecutor Michael Speak told St Albans crown court: “The emergency operator was a little nonplussed. She was dealing with a very frightened young boy.”
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