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12/08/2003
Pensioner injured by burglars
A 93-year-old man has been injured during a robbery of his Co Down home early this morning.
The pensioner suffered cuts to his ear and an arm injury when he confronted two men who had climbed through a bedroom window at his Hillsborough home at around 8.45am on Tuesday.
After the assault the two men, who are described as being in their 20's and both dressed in blue, ransacked the home and left with a sum of money.
Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them.
(MB)
The pensioner suffered cuts to his ear and an arm injury when he confronted two men who had climbed through a bedroom window at his Hillsborough home at around 8.45am on Tuesday.
After the assault the two men, who are described as being in their 20's and both dressed in blue, ransacked the home and left with a sum of money.
Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them.
(MB)
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