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Man in his 60s injured after Co Roscommon aggravated burglary

A group of men fled the scene with a sum of cash.

ONE MAN HAS been injured after a number of men entered a business premises and stole a sum of cash in Co Roscommon. 

Gardaí in Castlerea are appealing for witnesses following the aggravated burglarly in Ballintober that occurred in the early hours of yesterday morning. 

A number of men entered the business premises in the Ashpark area of the village. 

One man, aged in his 60s, was injured during the incident. Gardaí said he did not require medical attention and his injuries are non-life threatening.

The suspected offenders fled the scene with a sum of cash.

Gardaí are appealing to hear from anyone who was in the Ashpark, Ballintober area between 10.30pm on Sunday night and 12.30am on Monday morning.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Castlerea Garda Station on 094 962 1630 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.

Gardaí said investigations are ongoing.

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    Mute Peadár Ó'Cearnacháin
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    Aug 23rd 2022, 12:17 PM

    Hopefully the family will recover from this traumatic event. But with no Garda station in the area, this type of crime will keep happening. Instead of giving “green” grants to homeowners, the government should be giving grants for security systems and CCTV to all homes.

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    Aug 23rd 2022, 2:41 PM

    @Peadár Ó’Cearnacháin: Cameras to protect your home and business are a good idea. I have a few of them at my house. They’re not crazy expensive either. Grants and other government supports are not the answer to every problem.

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    Aug 23rd 2022, 1:18 PM

    It is time for the Courts to stand up for us all and impose hefty jail sentences. My blood boils when I read about the light touch sentencing to criminals with dozens of previous convictions.

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    Mute Richard Ahern
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    Aug 23rd 2022, 4:26 PM

    @Dermot Cronin: Sorry to say that that is simply not going to happen & you know it!

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    Aug 23rd 2022, 1:22 PM

    Heinous crime. The lowest form of life thugs.
    Thoughts and prayers for the elderly lady and her two sons. May they recover from this awful nightmare.

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    Mute Donagh O Connell
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    Aug 23rd 2022, 1:52 PM

    They’re probably on bail for previous burglaries if our justice system is anything to go by

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    Aug 23rd 2022, 3:02 PM

    Eh, they locked a nearly 94 year old woman in her bedroom after entering her home (above her shop).

    ‘Up to six of them’ were armed with screwdrivers and other weapons, which they threatened and attacked her sons with.

    A bit more heinous than robbing a shop. It’s this woman’s home and her son’s too.

    Burglary needs to be stamped out in a serious way in this country, recruit more Guards and plague the Fúckérs that they KNOW are doing it.

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    Aug 23rd 2022, 4:24 PM

    @Asio_Otus: Tsk tsk tsk, you seem to have forgotten about the thugs’ rights. No need to mention the victims’ right to live in a secure environment; the judges certainly don’t give a fiddler’s fandango about them. Now, let’s see how we, at great expense to the taxpayer, can prevent the criminals from going to jail.

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