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09/02/2005
Pensioner hospitalised following burglary
Police are appealing for information after a pensioner was left hospitalised after her home was robbed in Co Down last night.
The incident occurred at around 8pm on Tuesday when five men called at the 82-year-old’s house at Knockchree Avenue in Kilkeel. The men pushed past her and ransacked a number of rooms before leaving in a large dark vehicle.
The woman is suffering from shock and is also being treated for cuts to her face and chest.
Elsewhere, a number of houses in east Belfast and Newtwonards have been targeted by bogus callers.
A gang of three or four men posing as Water Service employees ransacked a number of homes in the Summerhill, Ballyhackamore, Dundonald and Newtownards areas between 4pm and 6.30pm on Tuesday.
Police have appealed for anyone with information concerning the incidents to contact them.
(MB/SP)
The incident occurred at around 8pm on Tuesday when five men called at the 82-year-old’s house at Knockchree Avenue in Kilkeel. The men pushed past her and ransacked a number of rooms before leaving in a large dark vehicle.
The woman is suffering from shock and is also being treated for cuts to her face and chest.
Elsewhere, a number of houses in east Belfast and Newtwonards have been targeted by bogus callers.
A gang of three or four men posing as Water Service employees ransacked a number of homes in the Summerhill, Ballyhackamore, Dundonald and Newtownards areas between 4pm and 6.30pm on Tuesday.
Police have appealed for anyone with information concerning the incidents to contact them.
(MB/SP)
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