A gang of Sudanese teenagers, armed with wooden stakes, kicked down the front door of a family's home in Melbourne's outer west, during a terrifying home invasion.

The mother and father were threatened as they cowered in their bedroom while their five-year-old daughter slept nearby.

The family told 7 News on Wednesday of their horrific ordeal, awoken by five African teenagers standing over their bed at the Melton suburb of Kurunjang.

View photos A gang of Sudanese teenagers, armed with wooden stakes, kicked down the front door of a family's Melton home in Melbourne's outer west, during a terrifying home invasion. Picture: 7 News More

They said the gang kicked in the front door. Armed with wooden stakes, they threatened the couple to hand over their phones, wallets and the keys to the victim's new Holden.



"When I woke up one of them was there turning the light on there was already one next to me, one was standing right here,” the young father recounted.

View photos The victims said they were awoken by five African teenagers standing over their bed. Picture: 7 News More

His partner added: "They kept banging the sticks on the bed too so they were just making a lot of noise and it was just really scary... It was just like a nightmare".

The couple's young daughter was asleep in the room next door.



View photos The couple's young daughter was asleep in the room next door. Picture: 7 News More



As one armed teen tried to approach the bedroom, another could be heard saying " leave her alone, she's only a kid".



After the harrowing experience, the thugs took off in the victim's car. They say it was involved in a pursuit 30 kilometres away in Broadmeadows.

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