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| Two charged over campervan hijack | Two charged over campervan hijack |
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| Two men have been charged after a campervan was hijacked in County Louth, close to the south Armagh border. | Two men have been charged after a campervan was hijacked in County Louth, close to the south Armagh border. |
| A Lincolnshire couple who were in the van were attacked with hatchets at a campsite at Carrickarnon, Drumad. They are recovering in hospital in Drogheda. | |
| Two men, aged 20 and 21, have been charged with two counts of attempted murder, aggravated burglary, hi-jacking and arson. | Two men, aged 20 and 21, have been charged with two counts of attempted murder, aggravated burglary, hi-jacking and arson. |
| They will appear at Newry Magistrates Court on Wednesday. | They will appear at Newry Magistrates Court on Wednesday. |
| The van was later found on fire across the border near Meigh. | The van was later found on fire across the border near Meigh. |
| The woman, 56, who suffered a fractured skull, and her 61-year-old husband were asleep in the campervan when the attack happened. |