04/02/2008
Driver Robbed By Hitchhiker
A 74-year-old driver has been pushed from his car and robbed by a hitchhiker in the Castlewellan area of County Down.
The pensioner was driving close to Drumee Cemetery when he picked up the hitchhiker.
However, the man told the driver to turn onto the Carrigs road where he then forced the pensioner from his vehicle and drove off in the car.
Details of the incident, which occurred on Saturday afternoon, have only just been released.
The hitchhiker is described as being in his mid-20s, with dark hair, and he was wearing a dark jacket.
Police have appealed for witnesses or anyone who was in the area at around 12.30 on Saturday afternoon.
(SP)
The pensioner was driving close to Drumee Cemetery when he picked up the hitchhiker.
However, the man told the driver to turn onto the Carrigs road where he then forced the pensioner from his vehicle and drove off in the car.
Details of the incident, which occurred on Saturday afternoon, have only just been released.
The hitchhiker is described as being in his mid-20s, with dark hair, and he was wearing a dark jacket.
Police have appealed for witnesses or anyone who was in the area at around 12.30 on Saturday afternoon.
(SP)
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