A young couple were violently attacked in their home and forced to transfer a large sum of cryptocurrency by masked thieves who pushed their way in.

The couple, who were expecting their third baby at the time, were assaulted and threatened after returning home to Smith’s Wood in Solihull at about 17:20 GMT on Saturday 13 December 2025, police said.

As they opened their front door, three men got out of a parked car and pushed into the house behind them.

The charity Crimestoppers is offering a £10,000 reward for information about what detectives believe was “a planned and targeted attack”, with instructions relayed to the thieves by a fourth person on a video call.

West Midlands Police said the male victim suffered “significant injuries”…