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| Gang threatens pensioners in home | Gang threatens pensioners in home |
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| Two pensioners have been attacked in their home in Lurgan, County Armagh. | Two pensioners have been attacked in their home in Lurgan, County Armagh. |
| The incident happened at Tarry Drive in the town on Tuesday night, when three masked men burst into the house after smashing their way in with hammers. | The incident happened at Tarry Drive in the town on Tuesday night, when three masked men burst into the house after smashing their way in with hammers. |
| Robert and Gertrude Hesketh had just moved back into their family home of 40 years after living elsewhere for 18 months. | Robert and Gertrude Hesketh had just moved back into their family home of 40 years after living elsewhere for 18 months. |
| They were told by the intruders that they had 48 hours to get out of the house or it would be burned down. | They were told by the intruders that they had 48 hours to get out of the house or it would be burned down. |
| The couple's son, Owen, said he was not sure if his parents would return to their home following the attack. | The couple's son, Owen, said he was not sure if his parents would return to their home following the attack. |
| One of the men used a hammer to smash a television and grandfather clock. | |
| "I honestly can't see them coming back now, because the whole thing about moving back was 'we are going back to our roots'," he said. | "I honestly can't see them coming back now, because the whole thing about moving back was 'we are going back to our roots'," he said. |
| He added that they might be thinking it was not "going to be a happy place for them anymore". | He added that they might be thinking it was not "going to be a happy place for them anymore". |
| The gang did not steal anything during the burglary and it is not yet clear why the couple were targeted. | The gang did not steal anything during the burglary and it is not yet clear why the couple were targeted. |