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| Thieves try to 'tie up baby girl' | Thieves try to 'tie up baby girl' |
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| Thieves tried to tie up a one-year-old baby girl during a robbery in County Armagh, police have said. | Thieves tried to tie up a one-year-old baby girl during a robbery in County Armagh, police have said. |
| Three masked men, two armed with handguns, entered a house on Sheetrim Road, Middletown, at about 2000 BST. | Three masked men, two armed with handguns, entered a house on Sheetrim Road, Middletown, at about 2000 BST. |
| They tied up a woman and her seven-year-old son with masking tape, and then tried to restrain the woman's one-year-old baby girl. | They tied up a woman and her seven-year-old son with masking tape, and then tried to restrain the woman's one-year-old baby girl. |
| None of the family were injured. The men demanded cash but it is thought only a small amount of money was taken. | None of the family were injured. The men demanded cash but it is thought only a small amount of money was taken. |
| Police are appealing for anyone with information about the robbery to contact them. | Police are appealing for anyone with information about the robbery to contact them. |
| SDLP councillor Gerald Mallon said the community had been shocked at the robbery. | |
| "We are all left wondering what type of people would hurt and terrify a baby like this, as well as a seven-year-old boy and their mother," he said. | |
| "Those responsible are clearly dangerous and have no respect for human life whatsoever." |