A mother and her son fought off two home invaders who broke into their home early yesterday.

The drama began when the sleeping mother awoke and found two men in dark clothing and hooded jackets, allegedly armed with a firearm, in her bedroom at their Infant View Road home.

She screamed for help, and her son, who was sleeping in another room, rushed to her aid.

Assistant Superintendent Clayton Fernander, of the Central Detective Unit, said: "They entered the home. We suspect they picked the lock, jimmied the lock of the kitchen door.

"There was a struggle. It started in the mother's bedroom and ended up in the front room area. She screamed and alerted the son, the son came in and there was a struggle from there."

Police were called to the scene around 3am and were told that during the confrontation the son, said to be in his early to mid-20s, was able to disarm one of the thugs by wrestling a handgun out of his hand. This weapon was left at the scene after the culprits escaped.

"We retrieved a weapon from the scene, a handgun, left in the home as a result of the struggle. Because of the struggle the son disarmed the fellow," ASP Fernander told The Tribune.

Police believe the thugs are a pair of would-be robbers whose plans were foiled by the mother and son.

"We suspect, clearly it was robbery," Mr Fernander said, adding that it appears that nothing was taken from the home.

No suspects were in custody up to press time, but Mr Fernander said police had persons of interest in mind and suspect the thugs could be residents of the area.

Up to press time last night, the mother was in hospital in a stable condition. She is being treated for facial injuries she sustained during the scuffle. Her son, who was taken to hospital for an injury to his left arm, has been treated and discharged.

As investigations continue, police yesterday appealed to the public with information to call 919, the CDU at 502-9991, or the Crime Stoppers hotline at 328-TIPS.

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