UK Family flees home after 'being attacked by poltergeist

Allison Marshall, 27, bundled her children out of her three-bedroomed home in Carlisle at 4am just over a week ago after witnessing several spooky and violent incidents. The mum-of-four was so shaken by what she saw that night she fears she may never return home. Along with daughters Rebecca, three, Emily, four, Shannon, seven, and her son Aaron, eight she is staying with her mum Lesley Whitewick, 46, who lives just down the road. The strange and ghostly happenings over the last week have included: objects including tumblers and ornaments hurtling around the living room; disturbing noises, such as a baby's crying, bangs and tapping in the dead of night; suddenly plummeting temperatures that make hairs stand on end; The image of a skull appearing in a glass display cabinet. "I don't know if I can go back there because I still feel scared," said Allison. "I've lived in that house for four years and always been happy. "In many ways, it's been my dream home because it's so close to my mum and it's always handy when I want help with the children." Allison said the problems started on August 30 when she was relaxing at home with her boyfriend Liam Barnard, 21, and two friends. Unable to sleep, the group sat up at all night, mesmerised by one incident after another, as at: 2am: a hair brush and a dog's bone flew violently across the living room; 3am: a tumbler hurtled from a display cabinet, hitting Allison in the back; 3.30am: a glass leapt upwards in the living room, hitting the ceiling fan with such force that it dented it; 4am: another glass rocketed from a shelf, hitting a wall in the hallway with such force that it dented the plaster.