A YouTuber says he thought he was going to die when intruders, armed with machetes, broke into his Melbourne home.
A YouTuber says he thought he was going to die when intruders, armed with machetes, broke into his home in Melbourne's south-east.
Kelvin Tavaziva became the victim of a terrifying home invasion in Clyde, where thousands worth of recording equipment and a car was stolen.
He was working on a video when two youths stormed into his bedroom.
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The 28-year-old said he thought "is this is the end of me, is this how my life ends?"
"He showed me he had a knife on his hip and I thought 'Oh, that's what's happening right now'," he said.
Then another guy came in with a machete and waved it at me.
Tavaziva, his younger brother and two friends were all forced into a room at knifepoint while up to five thugs ransacked the home.
The thieves stole $7500 worth of recording equipment including Kelvin's camera, microphone, laptop and phone, along with his Hyundai.
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Police are investigating the incident and trying to work out if he was specifically targeted for his expensive equipment.
The offenders told Tavaziva that if he reported the incident to police they would return to hurt him. He has since moved away out of fear of retribution.
"Hopefully they get the help they need or sever the time they need to be able to reflect," he said.
"Overcome and heal from what's made them this way."
Kelvin has set up an online fundraiser to help him get back to entertaining his fans.
"YouTube is all I do. So I can't do anything right now. I'm hoping everything gets found," he said.
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