28/01/2014

Couple Robbed At Knifepoint

Detectives are appealing for information following an aggravated burglary in Belfast.

The incident happened in the Cavendish area on Monday evening.

At around 9pm, police said that four masked men entered the property in the west of the city. A man and woman, both believed to be in their 20s, were at home at the time.

It is understood two of the men were armed with a knife. They searched the house before making off with a sum of money and a mobile phone.

The couple were not injured during the robbery.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact police.

(JP/CD)

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