10/12/2021

Two Men Arrested After Knife Held To Man's Throat In Ballymena

Two men have been arrested after a man was awoke from his sleep by intruders who held a knife to his throat and demanded money.

The incident happened at a house in the Cardiff Drive area of Ballymena in the early hours of Thursday morning, 09 December.

Police described the incident as "distressing".

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