According to testimony from James Miller, the father, they had just finished their traditional turkey dinner and moved to the living room to open stockings by the fireplace.
The children, 6-year-old Michael and 9-year-old Emily, noticed someone in the backyard near the sliding glass patio doors.
“We thought it was our neighbor, Mr. Henderson, had too much eggnog and got lost in the snow,” James told reporters. “The man was standing outside, wearing only a dirty t-shirt and jeans, despite the 14°F temperature.”
But when James approached to gesture for the stranger to leave, the man began bashing his head against the reinforced glass.
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