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Kelly McInerney was at her home in Canada Bay when she noticed an allegedly intoxicated man jump into the backyard Monday night.
The man then allegedly broke down the side gate, kicked in a door and barged into the family’s living room.
He is said to have been armed with a wooden board.
“He came in here and started smashing,” McInerney told 9News.
The woman, her husband, daughter and pet dog ran for help.
“The neighbor’s daughter runs and knocks on our door,” neighbor John Totaro told 9News.
“I said, ‘What’s up, honey?’ She said, ‘Someone’s broken into our house.’
Another neighbor, Brian, who has a brown belt in jiu-jitsu, heard the commotion and sprang into action.
“He jumped over the fence, like a commando,” Totaro said.
“He just became this completely different person,” McInerney said.
Totaro said Brian entered the home, jumped on the man and wrestled him.
Asked if the man resisted after being caught, Totaro said the alleged intruder “didn’t want a drop of it.”
Police arrived a short time later and arrested a 37-year-old man from Ireland.
He is believed to have played golf at Massey Park Golf Club before heading to Canada Bay.
He was charged with aggravated burglary.
McInerney said community spirit has never been stronger.
“Knock on the door and say, ‘Hey, I need somebody,’ and they were there, so it’s beautiful.”
“That’s what neighborhoods should be.”
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