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Three pensioners robbed in homes | Three pensioners robbed in homes |
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Three pensioners have been robbed of cash by a gang of men in three separate incidents in Belfast on Thursday night. | Three pensioners have been robbed of cash by a gang of men in three separate incidents in Belfast on Thursday night. |
Four masked men forced their way into the house of a 79-year-old man in the Stockman's Lane area at about 1835 GMT. | Four masked men forced their way into the house of a 79-year-old man in the Stockman's Lane area at about 1835 GMT. |
Thirty minutes later, four men, one of whom was armed with a hook-like weapon, entered a pensioner's home at Montreal Street, near the Crumlin Road. | Thirty minutes later, four men, one of whom was armed with a hook-like weapon, entered a pensioner's home at Montreal Street, near the Crumlin Road. |
A 79-year-old man was later robbed by four men at his home at Orient Gardens, near the Cliftonville Road. | A 79-year-old man was later robbed by four men at his home at Orient Gardens, near the Cliftonville Road. |
Police are investigating whether the three crimes are linked. | Police are investigating whether the three crimes are linked. |
All of the men are said to be shaken by their ordeal. | All of the men are said to be shaken by their ordeal. |
In a separate incident in west Belfast, a woman was robbed as she walked on the Glen Road at about 2025 GMT. | |
Two men pulled up in a car and demanded money. | |
When she said she did not have any, she was punched in the face. The men took a credit card. |
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