Elderly couple in Carlton, south Sydney, 'played dead' to survive home invasion trends now

Elderly couple in Carlton, south Sydney, 'played dead' to survive home invasion trends now
Elderly couple in Carlton, south Sydney, 'played dead' to survive home invasion trends now

Elderly couple in Carlton, south Sydney, 'played dead' to survive home invasion trends now

Incredible way grandfather narrowly survived terrifying home invasion by three masked gunman who demanded cash in the middle of the night Dimos Scoullis, 81, and wife Vicky, 76, robbed at gunpoint Mr Scoullis played dead, panicking robbers into fleeing

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A grandfather who was bashed and robbed at gunpoint by a gang of masked men frightened them into fleeing by 'playing dead'.

Dimos Scoullis, 81, and his wife 76-year-old wife Vicky had their home in Carlton, south Sydney, invaded by three masked and armed men shortly before 11pm on Tuesday.

Ms Scoullis, who was asleep on the couch downstairs, was held down by one of the intruders while the other two went upstairs.  

There they found Mr Scoullis in the couple's bedroom where they bashed him they and put a gun to his head, demanding money.

Dimos Scoullis, who runs the Hellenic Patisserie in Marrickville in Sydney's inner-west with his wife and their sons, was robbed at gunpoint by three masked men on Tuesday night - but panicked them into fleeing when he played dead

Dimos Scoullis, who runs the Hellenic Patisserie in

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