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Pensioner 'was attacked for £15' | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
Neighbours of an 86-year-old man said he was attacked in his Lisburn home by two teenage burglars for just £15. | |
The burglars forced their way into the pensioner's house in Mandeville Avenue, in the early hours of Wednesday morning. | |
The victim was threatened with a knife and forced to hand over the small amount of cash. He suffered minor cuts and bruises. | |
A police spokesman said his attackers were aged between 16 and 17 years old. | A police spokesman said his attackers were aged between 16 and 17 years old. |
David Heasley who lives in the same street said the man was left badly shocked and injured. | |
"He has cuts over his nose, his ribs were kicked a bit, he remembers the colour of the shoes. They took £15 on him." | |
Forensic officers have been fingerprinting and examining the house. |