Kim du Toit tells the story of a man protecting his family.

Mr Caeiro claimed he was woken by his 28-year-old wife's screams at 2am on Saturday when the burglar came into their bedroom.

He said the 6ft tall intruder had pulled away their 14-month-old daughter's cot from the side of their bed causing the child to fall on the floor and cry.

Mr Caeiro said: "This man was kneeling at the side of my bed and started touching the legs of my wife.

"My wife woke up screaming and then I woke up. The man then ran downstairs and went out through the kitchen door."

Mr Caeiro, who is 5ft 6ins, rang 999 to report the break-in and was told by police that because the intruder was no-longer believed to be in the house they would be there in 15 to 30 minutes.

He said: "I looked out into my yard and saw a shadow. I was frightened and I grabbed the bread knife from a rack because my first thought was that I had to stop my family being harmed. I opened the back door ... then this man attacked me with a metal bar.

"He hit me on the shoulder and I was knocked back into the kitchen. The door opened and the man tried to come inside.

"I stabbed him in the leg and then we ended up fighting and I stabbed him in the chest.

"We fought for about a minute outside ... then he managed to break away and run down the alley at the back of my house."

The police finally showed up, and promptly arrested, guess who... Mr. Caeiro. That's right, this occured in the United Kingdom where self defense has been outlawed. Mr. Caeiro was supposed to pick his 14-month old baby up off the floor, gather the rest of his family, and cower in the closet until representatives of the government arrived. Since he opted to defend his family himself, Caeiro faces possible assault charges which will likely carry a more serious penalty than what the predator faces.

I can't speak for everyone, but most people I know would respond to someone tossing their baby onto the floor and fondling their wife's legs, with extreme prejudice. The pair of pliers and a blow torch type of prejudice.