Police said that they took the action because they had concerns for the safety of the two-month-old baby in the house and because the door remained unanswered. But the couple have accused them of over-reacting and said it would have been impossible for the child to have been crying for that long.
Police said that they forced the door just before 3am on Friday after receiving a call at 2.10am from someone who claimed the baby had been crying for several hours. However Mr Pomfret said that the claim was impossible as they had only returned home with the baby at midnight.
Mr Pomfret now plans to complain to police about damage to his front door and bedroom door. "Me and Kim had a little snack before going to bed. The next thing, I woke up to see four police officers standing in my bedroom. They were saying 'Why didn't you wake up when the baby cried?' - then said she had been crying for four to six hours, which was impossible. Kim got really upset - she was heartbroken.
"I seriously couldn't believe it - finding four police officers in your bedroom asking why your baby is crying. It's not just the damage, they were talking to me like a piece of muck, telling me how to look after a child and asking if I worked. She's two months old, we know how to look after her."
A spokeswoman for Lancashire Constabulary said: "We responded to a caller concerned for the welfare of a baby which was reported to have been crying for several hours at an address on Leach Street, Blackburn. Police have a legitimate power to force entry into any property to ensure the safety and welfare of those inside and the officers who attended the address acted appropriately and legitimately in view of the concerns which had been raised."
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