07/01/2005
Masked men attack and beat teenager at his home
Police are appealing for information after a 15-year-old boy was dragged from his bed and beaten in Co Down.
Shortly after 10pm on Thursday, four masked men who called at the teenager's house at Cloughey Road in Portavogie pushed past the boy's mother, went to a bedroom and dragged the victim from his bed.
He was then beaten with a stick and repeatedly kicked, sustaining a suspected broken arm and knee injuries. Two handguns were also produced during the incident however a motive for the attack has yet to be established.
Anyone who may have witnessed suspicious activity in the area is asked to contact detectives on 028 9065 0222.
Elsewhere, a man has been left traumatised after being confronted by armed men at his home in north Belfast.
Two masked men, one with a handgun, called at the man's house in Carlisle Road and ordered him to drive to his shop and load their van with cigarettes.
However, the man was able to escape his attempted abductors following a struggle, while the attackers ran off, leaving their stolen van at the scene.
(MB/SP)
Shortly after 10pm on Thursday, four masked men who called at the teenager's house at Cloughey Road in Portavogie pushed past the boy's mother, went to a bedroom and dragged the victim from his bed.
He was then beaten with a stick and repeatedly kicked, sustaining a suspected broken arm and knee injuries. Two handguns were also produced during the incident however a motive for the attack has yet to be established.
Anyone who may have witnessed suspicious activity in the area is asked to contact detectives on 028 9065 0222.
Elsewhere, a man has been left traumatised after being confronted by armed men at his home in north Belfast.
Two masked men, one with a handgun, called at the man's house in Carlisle Road and ordered him to drive to his shop and load their van with cigarettes.
However, the man was able to escape his attempted abductors following a struggle, while the attackers ran off, leaving their stolen van at the scene.
(MB/SP)
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