07/06/2023

Men Armed With Machetes Attack House In West Belfast

The PSNI have issued an appeal for information after a two men armed with machetes burgled a house in west Belfast on Monday 05 June.

According to police, shortly before 7.30pm two men, wearing dark coloured clothing and armed with machetes, entered a house in the Larkspur Rise area and caused damage inside and outside the property and threatened the female occupant to leave the area. Both males are then believed to have made off on foot in the direction of the Suffolk Road. The occupant was not physically injured but was left deeply shaken following the incident.

Officers would ask anyone who noticed any suspicious activity or who may have dash-cam or doorbell footage from the area which could assist with their enquiries, to contact them at Woodbourne on 101, quoting reference number 1905 05/06/23. A report can be submitted online using the non-emergency reporting form via www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org/.

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