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Couple in 120 mile kidnap ordeal | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
A couple badly hurt in an assault in Londonderry were abducted hours before in County Westmeath. | |
The pair were taken from their house in Mullingar between 2000 and 2100 BST on Monday, and driven more than 120 miles. | |
They were brought to Derry where the 42-year-old man was also shot in both ankles. They were found in High Park in Creggan at about 0500 BST. | |
The man and woman, 38, are being treated for their injuries in Altnagelvin hospital. | |
Police on both sides of the border are working together to investigate the circumstances of the kidnapping and assault. | |
The house in Mullingar was cordoned off for forensic examination. A house in Southend Park in the Brandywell area of Derry was also being searched by police. |