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09/10/2001
Stun gun used on 12-year-old boy during robbery
A couple and their four children have been held at gunpoint at their mobile home in Larne.
Two masked men forced entry into the family’s home on the Ballytober Road at approximately 8.30am on Tuesday October 9 and held the family at gunpoint while the men demanded money.
It is understood that a stun gun was used during the attack on the father and his eldest 12-year-old son. The father was also pistol whipped before the robbers escaped with a sum of money.
The couple’s other children aged 2, 9,and 11 were uninjured but were treated for shock. Police have appealed for information about the incident, which they have described as “very aggressive”.
Meanwhile two masked youths, one brandishing a meat cleaver, have robbed a pensioner in County Antrim. The 66-year-old man was returning to his car in Wallace Park in Lisburn on Monday October 8 around 7pm when he was set upon by the two masked robbers.
He sustained an injury to his neck and head but did not need hospital treatment. SDLP councillor for the area Patricia Lewlsey has condemned the attack. Speaking on Tuesday Ms Lewlsey said: "This was a vicious attack on an elderly man, carried out by thugs who have no regard for other people or their property. If anyone has any information about this attack they should pass it on to the police to ensure the perpetrators are apprehended. Everyone has the right to live in peace and safety in their own area." (CD)
Two masked men forced entry into the family’s home on the Ballytober Road at approximately 8.30am on Tuesday October 9 and held the family at gunpoint while the men demanded money.
It is understood that a stun gun was used during the attack on the father and his eldest 12-year-old son. The father was also pistol whipped before the robbers escaped with a sum of money.
The couple’s other children aged 2, 9,and 11 were uninjured but were treated for shock. Police have appealed for information about the incident, which they have described as “very aggressive”.
Meanwhile two masked youths, one brandishing a meat cleaver, have robbed a pensioner in County Antrim. The 66-year-old man was returning to his car in Wallace Park in Lisburn on Monday October 8 around 7pm when he was set upon by the two masked robbers.
He sustained an injury to his neck and head but did not need hospital treatment. SDLP councillor for the area Patricia Lewlsey has condemned the attack. Speaking on Tuesday Ms Lewlsey said: "This was a vicious attack on an elderly man, carried out by thugs who have no regard for other people or their property. If anyone has any information about this attack they should pass it on to the police to ensure the perpetrators are apprehended. Everyone has the right to live in peace and safety in their own area." (CD)
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