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| Pensioners suffer break-in ordeal | |
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| Two pensioners have been robbed in their homes in separate incidents. | Two pensioners have been robbed in their homes in separate incidents. |
| Up to four men forced their way into the home of an 80-year-old man in Castlereagh at about 1500 BST on Thursday, knocking him over. | |
| He was held down while the house on the Newtownbreada Road was ransacked. The thieves made off with cash. | |
| Meanwhile, in west Belfast, a woman in her 70s was held down by an intruder while two men searched her house in the Riverdale area. They also stole money. | Meanwhile, in west Belfast, a woman in her 70s was held down by an intruder while two men searched her house in the Riverdale area. They also stole money. |
| The incident took place at about 1900 BST on Thursday. | The incident took place at about 1900 BST on Thursday. |
| The woman sustained bruising to her wrists and was badly shaken, while the elderly man was badly shaken but was unhurt. | The woman sustained bruising to her wrists and was badly shaken, while the elderly man was badly shaken but was unhurt. |
| Superintendent Brian Maguire, district commander for the Castlereagh area, said the attacks were appalling. | |
| "They are absolutely totally unacceptable in today's society and I can assure you that a rigorous investigation is under way," he said. | |
| Superintendent Maguire said police were looking for information on five men who were travelling in a silver Ford Focus car in relation to the attack on the man in Castlereagh. | |
| Anyone with information concerning either incident has been asked to contact detectives. |