23/02/2018

Father And Son Assaulted In Co Down

A father and son have been assaulted by three masked men in Co Down.

The incident happened at a house on the Castlewellan Road in Ballyward between 11.40pm on Thursday, 22 February, and 12.10am on Friday, 23 February.

Two men were injured and a woman was treated for shock. Their injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

The three males made off with a sum of money.

Sinn Fein MLA Chris Hazzard said: "This is a vicious crime that has shocked the wider community.

"I am calling on anyone who may have any information about this armed robbery to come forward to the PSNI, and help bring these vicious criminals responsible to justice."

(CD)

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