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13/10/2006
Pensioner attacked in County Armagh
Police in County Armagh have appealed for information after an 80-year-old woman was attacked during a robbery at her home yesterday afternoon.
Three men, believed to be aged in their 20's, forced their way into the woman's home in the Tassagh Road, near Keady in County Armagh at around 4pm.
The robbers assaulted the pensioner before ransacking the property and making off with a small sum of cash.
The victim sustained minor injuries during the attack, and was left badly shaken by the ordeal.
Detectives have asked for anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or anyone who may have noticed a large black coloured car parked in the Tassagh Road area around the time of the robbery, to contact them on 0845 600 8000, or anonymously on the Crimestoppers number on 0800 555 111.
(EF/SP)
Three men, believed to be aged in their 20's, forced their way into the woman's home in the Tassagh Road, near Keady in County Armagh at around 4pm.
The robbers assaulted the pensioner before ransacking the property and making off with a small sum of cash.
The victim sustained minor injuries during the attack, and was left badly shaken by the ordeal.
Detectives have asked for anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or anyone who may have noticed a large black coloured car parked in the Tassagh Road area around the time of the robbery, to contact them on 0845 600 8000, or anonymously on the Crimestoppers number on 0800 555 111.
(EF/SP)
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