22/12/2016
Woman Badly Shaken After Hijacking In Lurgan
A woman has been left badly shaken after being hijacked in Lurgan, Co Armagh.
Her car, a white Skoda Fabia, was hijacked in the Sloan street area in the early hours of Thursday, 22 December.
The vehicle was later found burned out in the Taghnevan Drive area.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
(CD/MH)
Her car, a white Skoda Fabia, was hijacked in the Sloan street area in the early hours of Thursday, 22 December.
The vehicle was later found burned out in the Taghnevan Drive area.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
(CD/MH)
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