Dad stabs burglar to death after gang beat him with crowbar in front of kids

Andrew Richardson claimed he was told his friend had been stabbed, so he came to the house (Picture: North Yorkshire Police)

A father-of-two stabbed an armed intruder to death after a masked gang beat him in front of his family.

The man, who has not been named, protected his family when six men broke into his home in Selby, a Yorkshire town 12 miles south of York.

Armed with weapons and wearing balaclavas, the burglars began to attack the father with a crowbar while his two young children watched.