09/01/2006

Driver robbed at knifepoint

A woman has been robbed at knifepoint as she was travelling in her car in County Armagh.

The assailant, who was armed with a knife, approached the woman's car, as she was returning home to the Drumellan area of Craigavon at about 3.30am on Sunday.

The robber smashed the driver's side window of the vehicle before demanding a sum of money from the victim who is said to be badly shaken by the incident.

The man is described as being around 6 feet tall and of slim build.

He is said to have been wearing dark clothes with a beanie hat and a scarf with a red stripe.

Police in Craigavon have appealed for anyone with any information to contact them on 0845 600 8000.

(EF/SP)

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