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| Burglar victim has heart attack | Burglar victim has heart attack |
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| A 97-year-old west Belfast man is being treated in hospital for a suspected heart attack after his house was burgled by a four-man gang. | A 97-year-old west Belfast man is being treated in hospital for a suspected heart attack after his house was burgled by a four-man gang. |
| The burglars forced their way into his Andersonstown Park home at 1330 BST on Saturday and ransacked the top floor. | The burglars forced their way into his Andersonstown Park home at 1330 BST on Saturday and ransacked the top floor. |
| He was cut on the arm as he struggled with them and was taken to hospital for a check-up following the burglary. | He was cut on the arm as he struggled with them and was taken to hospital for a check-up following the burglary. |
| Before driving off, the gang threatened to kill the man's son who had called to take his father to church. | Before driving off, the gang threatened to kill the man's son who had called to take his father to church. |
| On Sunday, the victim's son said: "He just took a heart attack last night and I'll have to go down and see him now - they didn't want anybody down earlier on. | |
| "He's 97 and taking that sort of abuse." | |
| Speaking about the attack on Saturday, he said: "They ran over to the car and one of them said, give it me, give it me. I'll kill him," he said. | |
| "I thought to myself, I am on the way out here." | "I thought to myself, I am on the way out here." |
| However, the men then got into the car and drove off. | However, the men then got into the car and drove off. |
| "My father was badly shook up and his arm was cut," the man added. | "My father was badly shook up and his arm was cut," the man added. |
| Police have appealed for information. They want to hear from anyone who saw a grey or silver vehicle in the area. | Police have appealed for information. They want to hear from anyone who saw a grey or silver vehicle in the area. |