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Priest in armed robbery ordeal | Priest in armed robbery ordeal |
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A priest has been robbed in his home in Portadown by two men armed with knives. | A priest has been robbed in his home in Portadown by two men armed with knives. |
The robbers entered the parochial house on Moy Road at 1720 GMT. They threatened the priest and told him to fetch money from his office. | The robbers entered the parochial house on Moy Road at 1720 GMT. They threatened the priest and told him to fetch money from his office. |
They made off with a substantial sum of cash after locking him in an upstairs room. He managed to free himself a short time later and raise the alarm. | They made off with a substantial sum of cash after locking him in an upstairs room. He managed to free himself a short time later and raise the alarm. |
The money taken included charity donations and parish wages. The priest, who is in his 50s, was not injured. | The money taken included charity donations and parish wages. The priest, who is in his 50s, was not injured. |
The robbers are believed to be in their late teens and spoke with local accents. | The robbers are believed to be in their late teens and spoke with local accents. |
The parochial house belongs to St John's Church on the County Armagh town's Garvaghy Road. | |
"Clearly nothing is sacred anymore for these thugs," said SDLP MLA Dolores Kelly said: " | |
"They will rob again, will threaten vulnerable people with knives again and maybe worse, unless we stop them right now. | |
"There is only one place for them and that is in front of a court which will put them away where they can do no more harm." |