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11/08/2005
Men steal cash from elderly woman
Police are appealing for information after a pensioner was robbed at her home in north Belfast on Wednesday.
The two robbers called to the 82-year-old’s home in the Skegoneil Avenue area at about 5pm, claiming to be from the Housing Executive. One of the men then distracted her while the other stole a sum of money.
The woman was uninjured but left badly shaken by the incident.
Detectives have advised pensioners and vulnerable people in north Belfast to be careful and called on anyone with information about Wednesday’s incident to contact them on 028 9065 0222.
(MB/SP)
The two robbers called to the 82-year-old’s home in the Skegoneil Avenue area at about 5pm, claiming to be from the Housing Executive. One of the men then distracted her while the other stole a sum of money.
The woman was uninjured but left badly shaken by the incident.
Detectives have advised pensioners and vulnerable people in north Belfast to be careful and called on anyone with information about Wednesday’s incident to contact them on 028 9065 0222.
(MB/SP)
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