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| Elderly woman attacked in her bed | Elderly woman attacked in her bed |
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| Three men have assaulted and robbed an 87-year-old woman at her County Down home. | Three men have assaulted and robbed an 87-year-old woman at her County Down home. |
| The victim was in bed in her house on the Belfast Road in Comber, when the gang entered the room at about 0030 GMT on Tuesday. | The victim was in bed in her house on the Belfast Road in Comber, when the gang entered the room at about 0030 GMT on Tuesday. |
| One of the men pushed and threatened her. The gang stole cash and then left the house. | One of the men pushed and threatened her. The gang stole cash and then left the house. |
| The woman was not injured in the attack. But police said she was left traumatised. | The woman was not injured in the attack. But police said she was left traumatised. |
| Police investigating the burglary said they were following a line of inquiry. | |
| However, they added they were not making a connection between it and "other recent organised and horrific crimes against elderly victims elsewhere in the province". |