Homeowner’s son uses shovel to attack intruder

• Homeowner receives notification from Nest camera showing shirtless man attempting to enter house.
• Woman calls police, her husband and son at once. 
• Her son arrives on scene and knocks out man with a shovel.

A homeowner in the Sheffield Park neighbourhood in North Carolina said her son beat up a man who tried to break into her house on Tuesday morning.

The homeowner received a notification from her Nest camera after she had left the house to drop a child at the camp, WBTW reported.

The camera showed a shirtless man attempting to enter the house through the basement but stopping when he noticed the dogs. Then he tried to open a window and broke in.

Alarmed, the woman called the police, her husband and her son at once. Her son arrived on the scene and knocked out the man with a shovel. Later, the police and paramedics arrived to investigate and take the intruder to the hospital.

The homeowner’s son returned to work immediately after the incident.