23/09/2013

Woman Dragged From Car In Hijacking

A woman has been dragged from her car in west Belfast by three men in a hijacking.

The woman was driving a grey Peugeot 5008 in Whitecliff Crescent, Ballymurphy, around 10.20pm on Saturday, when she was forced from the vehicle.

The men drove away in the car. It was later found burnt out in the Glenside Road area a short time later.

The woman was not seriously injured in the incident.

Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them.

(JP/CD)


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