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| An 88-year-old woman has had a towel placed over her head during a robbery at her home in County Armagh. | An 88-year-old woman has had a towel placed over her head during a robbery at her home in County Armagh. |
| Two men forced their way into her house at Armagh Road, Keady, at about 1845 GMT on Sunday. | Two men forced their way into her house at Armagh Road, Keady, at about 1845 GMT on Sunday. |
| She was ordered to stay in the kitchen while they ransacked the house and made off with a small sum of cash. | She was ordered to stay in the kitchen while they ransacked the house and made off with a small sum of cash. |
| The woman is the fifth pensioner to be targeted in a week. It comes just a day after thieves targeted an 82-year-old woman at her east Belfast home. | |
| Two men called at her house in Mount Merrion Avenue at about 1700 GMT on Saturday. | Two men called at her house in Mount Merrion Avenue at about 1700 GMT on Saturday. |
| They pushed past her, searched the house and stole cash. Last week three pensioners were targeted by thieves. | They pushed past her, searched the house and stole cash. Last week three pensioners were targeted by thieves. |
| DUP assembly member Robin Newton, who is chairman of Belfast's Policing Partnership, said more needed to be done to protect the elderly. | DUP assembly member Robin Newton, who is chairman of Belfast's Policing Partnership, said more needed to be done to protect the elderly. |
| "Every aspect of the community - whether you're the individual, whether you're the politician, whether you're the community group - should be banding together to offer advice and support to help the senior citizen stay safe in his or her home," he said. | "Every aspect of the community - whether you're the individual, whether you're the politician, whether you're the community group - should be banding together to offer advice and support to help the senior citizen stay safe in his or her home," he said. |