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03/12/2004
Waringstown man stabbed during robbery
A man in his 60s has been stabbed during a robbery at his home in Co Down.
The victim was getting out of his car on the Ballymabracken Road in Waringstown at around 6.30pm on Thursday when two masked men attacked him.
The ensuing struggle saw the man stabbed in the chest and leg. He was eventually taken to hospital but his injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
Elsewhere on Thursday, a pensioner had her purse snatched by a group of teenagers in Co Antrim.
The woman, who is understood to be in her 80s, was walking to the bus station at Smithfield Square in Lisburn when she was pushed up against a wall and forced to hand over her purse by a group of four girls and two boys.
The incident occurred at around 6pm on Thursday and police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them.
(MB/SP)
The victim was getting out of his car on the Ballymabracken Road in Waringstown at around 6.30pm on Thursday when two masked men attacked him.
The ensuing struggle saw the man stabbed in the chest and leg. He was eventually taken to hospital but his injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
Elsewhere on Thursday, a pensioner had her purse snatched by a group of teenagers in Co Antrim.
The woman, who is understood to be in her 80s, was walking to the bus station at Smithfield Square in Lisburn when she was pushed up against a wall and forced to hand over her purse by a group of four girls and two boys.
The incident occurred at around 6pm on Thursday and police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them.
(MB/SP)
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