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Burglary

Investigation continues into attack on 96-year-old woman during burglary

It is believed the woman had money stolen from her that she had been saving up to buy new windows for her home with.

GARDAÍ ARE CONTINUING to investigate an aggravated burglary in which a 96-year-old woman was attacked and gagged.

They said today that their investigation into the incident, which took place at 12.30am yesterday morning, is ongoing. Nobody has been arrested in connection with the burglary.

During the incident, a man dressed in dark clothes entered the house in Ardravan, Co Donegal, through the kitchen window, from where he went to the woman’s bedroom. Gardaí say he then gagged the woman and “roughed her up”.

He left with the contents of her handbag, which included a quantity of cash. The woman pushed her panic button after the intruder left, and gardaí arrived almost immediately afterwards.

The Irish Daily Mirror said today that the woman is still recovering in hospital, and that the money taken was being saved so that the victim could put new windows into her home.

Anyone with any information about the incident is being urged to contact Buncrana Garda station on 074 932 0540.

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