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Woman tied up by house raiders | Woman tied up by house raiders |
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A 82-year-old woman has been tied up and assaulted at her home in Mountfield, County Tyrone. | |
She was confronted in the hallway by three masked men who struck her with a stick and demanded money at around 2300 BST on Wednesday. | She was confronted in the hallway by three masked men who struck her with a stick and demanded money at around 2300 BST on Wednesday. |
She was then dragged into a bedroom of the Killyclougher Road property, where her attackers tied her ankles and hands before ransacking the house. | She was then dragged into a bedroom of the Killyclougher Road property, where her attackers tied her ankles and hands before ransacking the house. |
The woman suffered a head injury and a broken rib. | The woman suffered a head injury and a broken rib. |
Police have appealed to anyone with information about the incident to contact them. | Police have appealed to anyone with information about the incident to contact them. |