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10/11/2005
Two elderly brothers assaulted at home
Two elderly brothers have been assaulted at their home in Co Armagh on Wednesday.
The men, who are in their 70's, were at home in the Creenagh Road area of Loughgall when around five men called at the door at around 7pm.
The assailants, who were aged between 19 to 25-years-old, knocked the door repeatedly before being let in by one of the brothers. The men then proceeded to beat him with a cudgel while a blanket was pulled over the head of the other brother who was in bed at the time.
The house was then ransacked before the men made their escape in a dark coloured car.
The victim who answered the door sustained an injury to his eye as a result of the attack while his brother was left shocked but uninjured.
Detectives wish to speak to anyone who observed a dark coloured car in the Creenagh Road area of Loughgall at around 7pm or who witnessed any other suspicious activity to contact them on 0845 600 8000 or anonymously at Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
(MB/SP)
The men, who are in their 70's, were at home in the Creenagh Road area of Loughgall when around five men called at the door at around 7pm.
The assailants, who were aged between 19 to 25-years-old, knocked the door repeatedly before being let in by one of the brothers. The men then proceeded to beat him with a cudgel while a blanket was pulled over the head of the other brother who was in bed at the time.
The house was then ransacked before the men made their escape in a dark coloured car.
The victim who answered the door sustained an injury to his eye as a result of the attack while his brother was left shocked but uninjured.
Detectives wish to speak to anyone who observed a dark coloured car in the Creenagh Road area of Loughgall at around 7pm or who witnessed any other suspicious activity to contact them on 0845 600 8000 or anonymously at Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
(MB/SP)
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