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| Kneecapping threat to 88-year-old | |
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| Two brothers, aged 88 and 82, have been robbed by armed men at their home near Ballynahinch in County Down. | Two brothers, aged 88 and 82, have been robbed by armed men at their home near Ballynahinch in County Down. |
| Three masked men broke down the back door of the house at Crawfordstown Road in Drumaness at 2110 GMT on Thursday. | Three masked men broke down the back door of the house at Crawfordstown Road in Drumaness at 2110 GMT on Thursday. |
| Bill Killen, 88, said they threatened him with a gun and said they would kneecap him. They also hit his brother, Thomas, on the head with a cudgel. | Bill Killen, 88, said they threatened him with a gun and said they would kneecap him. They also hit his brother, Thomas, on the head with a cudgel. |
| The gang ransacked the house before making off with a sum of money. Both men were badly shaken by the ordeal. | The gang ransacked the house before making off with a sum of money. Both men were badly shaken by the ordeal. |
| Bill Killen said: "The character at the front, who would appear to have been the leader, said in as calm a voice as you ever would have heard 'where is the money?'. | Bill Killen said: "The character at the front, who would appear to have been the leader, said in as calm a voice as you ever would have heard 'where is the money?'. |
| "From then on it was just disorder. When they weren't going to get the money, they started ransacking everything." | "From then on it was just disorder. When they weren't going to get the money, they started ransacking everything." |
| Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them. | Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them. |