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06/12/2005
Pensioner attacked in robbery
A pensioner has been attacked in her south Belfast home on Monday.
The 71-year-old woman was inside the house off Blacks Road in Dunmurry with her daughter and two grandchildren when the incident occurred at around 11.35pm.
A man smashed a pane of glass in the front door and took a set of keys before trying to escape. As he did so the woman grabbed him, however the assailant grabbed her hair and dragged her towards the broken glass.
Her granddaughters pulled her to safety however the man escaped in her car.
The vehicle was later found abandoned in the Lagmore/White Rise area of Dunmurry.
Police have appealed for anyone who saw two men near the house shortly before the robbery to contact them on 0845 600 8000 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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The 71-year-old woman was inside the house off Blacks Road in Dunmurry with her daughter and two grandchildren when the incident occurred at around 11.35pm.
A man smashed a pane of glass in the front door and took a set of keys before trying to escape. As he did so the woman grabbed him, however the assailant grabbed her hair and dragged her towards the broken glass.
Her granddaughters pulled her to safety however the man escaped in her car.
The vehicle was later found abandoned in the Lagmore/White Rise area of Dunmurry.
Police have appealed for anyone who saw two men near the house shortly before the robbery to contact them on 0845 600 8000 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
(MB/SP)
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