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Pensioner assaulted in robbery | Pensioner assaulted in robbery |
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Police are looking for a gang who assaulted and robbed an 83-year-old man at his home in the Richhill area of County Armagh. | Police are looking for a gang who assaulted and robbed an 83-year-old man at his home in the Richhill area of County Armagh. |
Up to four men got into Lewis Nesbitt's house at Bellevue Terrace through a rear window at 2100 GMT on Tuesday. | |
Once inside they assaulted Mr Nesbitt and held him on the floor. | Once inside they assaulted Mr Nesbitt and held him on the floor. |
Although badly shaken, he was not physically hurt. The gang made off with a substantial sum of money. | Although badly shaken, he was not physically hurt. The gang made off with a substantial sum of money. |
Mr Nesbitt, who served in the Home Guard during World War II, said the gang threatened to shoot him if he did not cooperate. | Mr Nesbitt, who served in the Home Guard during World War II, said the gang threatened to shoot him if he did not cooperate. |
"It was a terrifying experience I would not wish on anybody," he said. | "It was a terrifying experience I would not wish on anybody," he said. |
"I see it on television, people being battered and that sort of thing. I now know what those people have gone through. It is a disgrace that these people are allowed to get away with it." | "I see it on television, people being battered and that sort of thing. I now know what those people have gone through. It is a disgrace that these people are allowed to get away with it." |
Another house was burgled at nearby Tandragee Street about an hour later, but police said it was too early to say if the two incidents were connected. | Another house was burgled at nearby Tandragee Street about an hour later, but police said it was too early to say if the two incidents were connected. |
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