06/08/2013

Other News In Brief

Ten Men Smash Up Belfast house

The occupant of a house in west Belfast has been left uninjured but shaken after a gang of ten men wearing balaclavas entered the property and smashed it up.

The incident happened in the Black Mountain Park area just before 22:30 on Sunday.

One man had a baseball bat and one had a hatchet.

Anyone with more information has been asked to report it to the PSNI on 0845 600 8000.

The Crimestoppers charity can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Man Charged Over Cookstown Assault

A 29-year-old man will appear at Omagh Magistrates' Court today following an attack on a teenager in Cookstown, County Tyrone.

The 19-year-old male victim was attacked in Monkey Lane on Sunday evening.

He was treated in hospital for injuries.

Armed Men Rob Shop

A shop in Co Fermanagh has been robbed by two men armed with hatchets.

The two men were masked when they entered the store in the Sligo Road area of Letterbreen at about 07:20 on Monday morning.

The men demanded money and then made off in a stolen red BMW, with a licence plate FIL 3181.

Anyone with more information has been asked to call the PSNI on 0845 600 8000.

PSNI Investigate 'Unexplained' Deaths

Police have named two people who died unexpectedly in the same town as Olivia Reilly, 29, and Noel Reilly, 36.

The two were found separately in different houses in Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh.

Ms Reilly was found in a house at Trasna Way on Sunday evening at about 19:30.

Mr Reilly's death was reported at Carrowshee Avenue at midday.

(IT/MH)

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