AN elderly couple were terrified when a masked intruder pushed his way into their home before demanding cash.
Police have branded the crime 'despicable' and are desperate to catch the ski-mask wearing offender.
The incident happened at the home of Norman and Isobel Taylor in Christ Church Street, Bacup, on Saturday at 12.30pm.
Mr Taylor said: "He used so much violence when it wasn't necessary. When he told us he was going to kill us that's what we thought he was going to do."
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