Manhunt for Blackpool man after couple are attacked in Palatine Road home invasion

A manhunt is underway in Blackpool after a couple were injured during an armed raid on their Palatine Road home.
By Matthew Calderbank
Published 3rd Mar 2020, 13:19 BST
Updated 3rd Mar 2020, 13:20 BST
Daniel Johnson, 25, is wanted by police in connection with an aggravated burglary in Palatine Road, Blackpool on February 6. Pic: Lancashire PoliceDaniel Johnson, 25, is wanted by police in connection with an aggravated burglary in Palatine Road, Blackpool on February 6. Pic: Lancashire Police
Daniel Johnson, 25, is wanted by police in connection with an aggravated burglary in Palatine Road, Blackpool on February 6. Pic: Lancashire Police

Three men burst into the home and attacked a man and a woman, aged in their 20s, during a terrifying home invasion last month.

The pair were sprayed with a fire extinguisher before being attacked with weapons between midnight and 12.30am on Thursday, February 6.

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The couple suffered a number of injuries, with the man being slashed across the face with a blade.

The woman also suffered severe bruising in the assault.

Officers today launched a public manhunt to find one of the men suspected to have been involved.

Police said Daniel Johnson, 25, of Devonshire Road, Blackpool, is wanted in connection with the attack.

He is described as white, 5ft6ins tall and of a slim build.

He is said to have brown hair and a number of tattoos, including a black panther on his left forearm and a cassette with two pencils on his hand.

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He has links to both Blackpool and Bispham, the force added.

Anyone with information is urged to call police on (01253) 604141 or email [email protected], quoting log reference 0037 of February 6.