Get out, get out, get out: Father's frantic plea for family to flee before 'stabbing burglar six times'



Homeowner attacked burglar after he tried to force his way into his home

Wife and son arrived home to find intruder dying in street

Burglar's family leave floral tributes at the scene

Wealthy family man arrested on suspicion of murder and has been bailed until mid-October

A 33-year-old man has been charged with aggravated burglary



A wealthy company boss arrested for allegedly stabbing to death a burglar yelled ‘Get out, get out, get out!’ to try to prevent his wife and son being attacked, it emerged last night.

Vincent Cooke, 39, was confronted on his doorstep by two thugs who then forced their way into his £350,000 home in the Cheshire stockbroker belt.

As the pair ransacked the house, Mr Cooke’s wife, Karen, 34, and son Anthony, 12, returned home and stumbled on the robbery.

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Stabbed: Raymond Jacob, left, was killed with his own knife after he tried to break into the home of Vincent Cooke. Mr Cooke, who is a self-employed businessman, has been bailed until October 17



Investigation: Police forensic investigators outside the home in Bramhall, Greater Manchester, where a suspected intruder died of knife injuries after an attempted burglary

Mr Cooke shouted at them to run for safety and then began grappling with the robbers.



Career criminal Raymond Jacob was then stabbed six times in the arms and legs during a struggle in the kitchen, it was reported today.

During the scuffle Jacob was injured and is thought to have bled to death from a wound in the thigh.

The brave dad then tried to fight off the men and Jacob was stabbed six times in the arms and legs after a huge struggle broke out in the kitchen. It is thought he bled to death after being stabbed in the thigh.



RIGHTMINDS STEVE DOUGHTY: 'Burgling seems to have become a high-risk pastime in at least one of our great cities. The demise of Raymond Jacob, killed with his own knife on the doorstep of a house he apparently intended to rob, is the third death of an alleged burglar in Manchester in four months. Perhaps it has been the pressure of the years of public rage that followed the persecution of Tony Martin which has influenced the criminal justice authorities into greater recognition that it is not a crime to defend your family, your home and your property from intruders.' Read more here

A police source said: ‘Mr Cooke shouted, “Get out, get out, get out” and his wife and child ran round to a neighbour’s house where they were able to alert police.



In the meantime Mr Cooke managed to fight back and during the scuffle Jacob suffered multiple stab wounds and stumbled towards the front door and collapsed.’

His alleged accomplice escaped in a white van parked around the corner.

Mourning: A friend of Ray Jacob is comforted by another as she lays flowers at the scene of the stabbing

Last night it emerged that Jacob, 37, had been looking for a safe supposedly containing thousands of pounds, which he had been told that Mr Cooke had at his home.

So he and his accomplice allegedly confronted the father-of-one on Saturday evening at his detached four-bedroom home in the affluent district of Bramhall, which boasts millionaire footballers and soap stars as residents.

It also became clear that forensic officers are examining two knives found at the scene.

One belonged to the attacker but the other belonged to Mr Cooke.



This appears to contradict earlier indications that Jacob may have been stabbed with his own knife.



Jacob had been jailed numerous times for theft, robbery and burglary over the past 20 years. He had also been jailed for 18 months for grievous bodily harm after beating a man senseless.

The police source said: ‘Raymond Jacob was known to us as a persistent offender.



‘Obviously we will be conducting a full investigation into how he met his death.



'The file will then be handed to the Crown Prosecution Service for them to decide on possible charges.’



Chief Superintendent Rebekah Sutcliffe said there was ‘no connection as far as we know’ between Mr Cooke and Jacob.



Mr and Mrs Cooke drive luxury cars, a £70,000 gold Maserati Gran Turismo and a silver Range Rover both with personalised registration plates.

Detectives say they will investigate whether the couple were targeted because they were obviously wealthy.



Cordoned off: Forensic teams clad in white jump suits lift crime scene tape to enter the area. Officers attended the scene at about 7.50 on Saturday evening

Hunt: Police crime scene investigators examine the outside of the house after erecting a tent for the safe storage of evidence

Asked about the incident, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said: ‘The law is very clear: you have every right to defend yourself, your home, your property, your family.’



Mr Cooke, a self-employed businessman who has managed several courier and logistics companies, has been bailed until October 17.

Friends say he is no murderer and that he was just trying to protect his wife and son and acted in self-defence.