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15/02/2006
Newry pensioner targeted by robbers
Police in Newry have appealed for information following the robbery of a pensioner last night.
Three men forced their way into the elderly woman's home in the Patrick Street area of the city at around 7pm.
The robbers ransacked rooms before making off with an undisclosed sum of money.
The woman has been left badly shaken by her ordeal.
Police have not yet revealed if this robbery is related to two other similar attacks on the elderly in the County Down area over the past 24 hours.
On Monday night, three men robbed a 71-year-old man at his home in Warrenpoint and shortly before that, three armed robbers threatened an 80-year-old man in the nearby Sandy Road area.
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Three men forced their way into the elderly woman's home in the Patrick Street area of the city at around 7pm.
The robbers ransacked rooms before making off with an undisclosed sum of money.
The woman has been left badly shaken by her ordeal.
Police have not yet revealed if this robbery is related to two other similar attacks on the elderly in the County Down area over the past 24 hours.
On Monday night, three men robbed a 71-year-old man at his home in Warrenpoint and shortly before that, three armed robbers threatened an 80-year-old man in the nearby Sandy Road area.
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