04/11/2016

Pensioner Targeted By Gang Of Masked Men

Police have appealed for information after a pensioner was targeted by a gang of masked men in East Belfast.

The man was approached in the My Lady's Road area of the city by three men at around 8.30pm on Monday, 31 October.

The suspects, armed with a baseball bat, searched the pensioner's home and took some cash.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

(JP/LM)

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